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title: Looking back: in chapter II, Alice upset the Mouse again and again.… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter II, Alice upset the Mouse again and again. What did she keep talking about? Test 12 · ★★ of lesson 19 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1: The Lobster Quadrille (a dance, a whiting and a porpoise)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an
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# Test 12 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1: The Lobster Quadri…

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Looking back: in chapter II, Alice upset the Mouse again and again. What did she keep talking about?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Alice · **What happens:** look back, upset, keep, talk about · **To what, where:** Mouse

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This is test 12 · ★★ of lesson 19 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter X, part 1: The Lobster Quadrille (a dance, a whiting and a porpoise)» 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/19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter II, Alice upset the Mouse again and again.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t12:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter II, Alice upset the Mouse again and again.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	upset	upset	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	again	again	ADV	RB	_	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **upset** | past | Alice | the Mouse |  |  | again |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mouse=Experiencer |

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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:* What did she keep talking about?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t12:2
# text = What did she keep talking about?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past · do-support | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk about** | gerund | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Her cat Dinah, which she called such a capital one for catching mice, and a little dog that always barked at rats in the garden

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t12:o1:1
# text = Her cat Dinah, which she called such a capital one for catching mice, and a little dog that always barked at rats in the garden
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	Dinah	Dinah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	11	det:predet	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	capital	capital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	_
12	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	catching	catch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
14	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	_
20	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	22	advmod	_	_
22	barked	bark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl:relcl	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | Her cat | such capital one |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent which=Recipient |
| 2 | **catch** | gerund | such capital one *not said here* | mice |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme |
| 3 | **bark** | participle · passive |  | a little dog |  |  |  | in the garden; at rats; always *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme PP.recipient PP.stimulus»: subject=Theme at rat=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Her dog and a mouse trap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t12:o2:1
# text = Her dog and a mouse trap
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	trap	trap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Her cat Dinah, «such a capital one for catching mice», and a dog that kills rats

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t12:o3:1
# text = Her cat Dinah, «such a capital one for catching mice», and a dog that kills rats
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Dinah	Dinah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	9	det:predet	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	capital	capital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	catching	catch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
12	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	kills	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** *in a quote* | gerund |  | mice |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme |
| 2 | **kill** | present | a dog | rats |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rat=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Her cat Dinah, «such a capital one for catching mice», and a dog that kills rats, as well as her fear of mice

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:19-alice-the-lobster-quadrille-1:t12:o4:1
# text = Her cat Dinah, «such a capital one for catching mice», and a dog that kills rats, as well as her fear of mice
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Dinah	Dinah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	9	det:predet	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	capital	capital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	catching	catch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
12	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	kills	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
22	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	26	cc	_	_
23	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	22	fixed	_	_
24	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	fixed	_	_
25	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** *in a quote* | gerund |  | mice |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme |
| 2 | **kill** | present | a dog | rats |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rat=Theme |
| 3 | **fear** |  | dog | mice |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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