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title: Mia: «yeah nah, Alice lay flat on her face like the gardeners.» (yea… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia: «yeah nah, Alice lay flat on her face like the gardeners.» (yeah nah = no) Is that right? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 15 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Croquet-Ground (painting the roses red)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic
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# Test 4 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Cro…

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Mia: «yeah nah, Alice lay flat on her face like the gardeners.» (yeah nah = no) Is that right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mia, no · **What happens:** lie, be · **To what, where:** face

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 15 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter VIII, part 1: The Queen's Croquet-Ground (painting the roses red)» of the books course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia: «yeah nah, Alice lay flat on her face like the gardeners.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t4:1
# text = Mia: «yeah nah, Alice lay flat on her face like the gardeners.»
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
5	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	flat	flat	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	gardeners	gardener	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** *in a quote* | past | Mia |  |  | Alice's face like the gardeners |  | flat *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on face=Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* (yeah nah = no) Is that right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t4:2
# text = (yeah nah = no) Is that right?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
3	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	_
4	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	9	punct	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	_
9	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | no |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Right, it's a «no»: Alice stood still and waited

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t4:o1:1
# text = Right, it's a «no»: Alice stood still and waited
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	no	no	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
10	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	still	still	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | it | a no |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | past | a no |  |  |  | still |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wait** | past | a no *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Right, it's a «no»: Alice stood still and waited, and then she told the Queen off for being rude

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t4:o2:1
# text = Right, it's a «no»: Alice stood still and waited, and then she told the Queen off for being rude
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	no	no	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
10	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	still	still	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	advmod	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	iobj	_	_
22	off	off	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	25	cop	_	_
25	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | it | a no |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | past | a no |  |  |  | still |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wait** | past | a no *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | past | Alice |  | the Queen |  | then |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent queen=Recipient |
| 5 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Right, it's a «no»: Alice stood still and waited, because the Queen was not looking her way at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t4:o3:1
# text = Right, it's a «no»: Alice stood still and waited, because the Queen was not looking her way at all
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	no	no	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
10	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	still	still	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
22	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | it | a no |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | past | a no |  |  |  | still |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wait** | past | a no *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **look** | past · progressive | the Queen | Queen's way |  | all |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme way=Attribute |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Right, it's a «yes»: Alice lay flat and stayed still

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:15-alice-the-queens-croquet-ground-1:t4:o4:1
# text = Right, it's a «yes»: Alice lay flat and stayed still
1	Right	right	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	14	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	still	still	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | Alice |  |  |  |  | flat *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stay** | past |  |  |  |  | still |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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