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title: It is given that the protagonist attained a height of ten inches. De… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that the protagonist attained a height of ten inches. Determine the principal obstacle which subsequently prevented her entry into the garden. Exam question 3 of lesson 2 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2: The hall of doors, DRINK ME and EAT ME» of the books course of Mova's primar
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# Exam question 3 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2: The hall of doors,…

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It is given that the protagonist attained a height of ten inches. Determine the principal obstacle which subsequently prevented her entry into the garden.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** protagonist, you, principal obstacle · **What happens:** give, attain, determine, prevent, enter · **To what, where:** It, height, principal obstacle, entry, garden

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 2 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2: The hall of doors, DRINK ME and EAT ME» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the protagonist attained a height of ten inches.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:e3:1
# text = It is given that the protagonist attained a height of ten inches.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	attained	attain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	inches	inch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **attain** | past | the protagonist | a height of ten inches |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent height=Theme |

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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:* Determine the principal obstacle which subsequently prevented her entry into the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:e3:2
# text = Determine the principal obstacle which subsequently prevented her entry into the garden.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	obstacle	obstacle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	prevented	prevent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal obstacle |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent obstacle=Topic |
| 2 | **prevent** | past | the principal obstacle | protagonist's entry |  | the garden |  | subsequently *property* | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer entry=Theme |
| 3 | **enter** |  | protagonist |  |  |  |  |  | nom entry «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The key had been left upon the table beyond her reach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:e3:o1:1
# text = The key had been left upon the table beyond her reach
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	key	key	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	reach	reach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past · perfect · passive |  | the key |  | the table |  | beyond her reach | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme upon table=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The curtain had been drawn across the doorway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:e3:o2:1
# text = The curtain had been drawn across the doorway
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	curtain	curtain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	doorway	doorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past · perfect · passive |  | the curtain |  | the doorway |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The door had been locked anew by the White Rabbit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:e3:o3:1
# text = The door had been locked anew by the White Rabbit
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	anew	anew	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	White	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lock** | past · perfect · passive | the White Rabbit | the door |  |  |  | anew *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her stature remained excessive for the passage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:e3:o4:1
# text = Her stature remained excessive for the passage
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	stature	stature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	excessive	excessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | past | Her stature |  |  |  |  | for the passage; excessive *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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