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title: Select the response that most accurately characterises the protagoni… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response that most accurately characterises the protagonist's habit as regards counsel addressed to herself. Exam question 4 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, with the dependency tree 
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# Exam question 4 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2: The hall of doors,…

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Select the response that most accurately characterises the protagonist's habit as regards counsel addressed to herself.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, most, regards · **What happens:** select, characteris, counsel, address · **To what, where:** response, habit, herself

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:e4:1
# text = Select the response that most accurately characterises the protagonist's habit as regards counsel addressed to herself.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	nsubj	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	habit	habit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	regards	regards	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	14	nsubj	_	_
14	counsel	counsel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
15	addressed	address	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	xcomp	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present | most | the protagonist's habit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **counsel** *speech: other* | present | regards |  |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **address** | participle | regards *not said here* |  | herself *= she* |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## The options {#options}

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

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It was generally sound but seldom followed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:e4:o1:1
# text = It was generally sound but seldom followed
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	generally	generally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	seldom	seldom	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | sound |  |  |  | generally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | seldom *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It was invariably followed without delay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:e4:o2:1
# text = It was invariably followed without delay
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past · passive |  | It |  |  |  | without delay; invariably *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It was given exclusively to her elder sister

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:e4:o3:1
# text = It was given exclusively to her elder sister
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	elder	elder	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · passive |  | It | her elder sister |  |  | exclusively *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to sister=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It was offered solely in the French language

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:e4:o4:1
# text = It was offered solely in the French language
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past · passive |  | It |  | the French language |  | solely *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

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