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title: ★★★ The "EAT ME" plan: "if it makes me grow larger, I can reach the… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ The "EAT ME" plan: "if it makes me grow larger, I can reach the key; and if it makes me grow smaller, I can creep under the door". Which result would NOT get her into the garden? Test 14 · ★ of lesson 2 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2: The hall of doors, DRINK ME and EAT ME» of the books
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# Test 14 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2: The hall of doors,…

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★★★ The "EAT ME" plan: "if it makes me grow larger, I can reach the key; and if it makes me grow smaller, I can creep under the door". Which result would NOT get her into the garden?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, me, I, plan, result · **What happens:** eat, make, grow, reach, creep, not get · **To what, where:** ME, key, door, ★, garden

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This is test 14 · ★ 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. 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/#t14).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ The "EAT ME" plan: "if it makes me grow larger, I can reach the key; and if it makes me grow smaller, I can creep under the door".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t14:1
# text = ★★★ The "EAT ME" plan: "if it makes me grow larger, I can reach the key; and if it makes me grow smaller, I can creep under the door".
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	EAT	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	compound	_	_
7	ME	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	key	key	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	35	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
26	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
27	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	35	advcl	_	_
29	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	xcomp	_	_
31	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	30	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
33	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj	_	_
34	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	35	aux	_	_
35	creep	creep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
36	under	under	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | ME |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | present | ★ | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **grow** *in a quote* | infinitive | me *not said here* |  |  |  |  | large *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **reach** *in a quote* | can | I | the key |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent key=Theme |
| 5 | **make** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | plan | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **grow** *in a quote* | infinitive | me *not said here* |  |  |  |  | small *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **creep** *in a quote* | can | I |  |  | the door |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under door=Trajectory |

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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:* Which result would NOT get her into the garden?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t14:2
# text = Which result would NOT get her into the garden?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	NOT	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** | would | which result | ★ |  | the garden |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Growing larger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t14:o1:1
# text = Growing larger
1	Growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | large *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Growing very small

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t14:o2:1
# text = Growing very small
1	Growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | small *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Growing smaller

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t14:o3:1
# text = Growing smaller
1	Growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | small *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Staying the same size

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t14:o4:1
# text = Staying the same size
1	Staying	stay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | gerund |  | the same size |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme size=Location |

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