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title: Jake from Yorkshire: "She were right mardy, crying on t' floor." ("m… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2… · tree and pragmatics
description: Jake from Yorkshire: "She were right mardy, crying on t' floor." ("mardy" = grumpy or sulky.) What does Alice do after crying? Test 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 tre
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# Test 4 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2: The hall of doors,…

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Jake from Yorkshire: "She were right mardy, crying on t' floor." ("mardy" = grumpy or sulky.) What does Alice do after crying?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jake, Alice · **What happens:** be, cry, do · **To what, where:** t

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This is test 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. 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Jake from Yorkshire: "She were right mardy, crying on t' floor."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t4:1
# text = Jake from Yorkshire: "She were right mardy, crying on t' floor."
1	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	mardy	mardy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	compound	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	t	t	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
15	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Jake from Yorkshire |  |  |  |  | crying floor *obl*; mardy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  | t |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on t=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:* ("mardy" = grumpy or sulky.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t4:2
# text = ("mardy" = grumpy or sulky.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	mardy	mardy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	6	case	_	_
6	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sulky	sulky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* What does Alice do after crying?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t4:3
# text = What does Alice do after crying?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · do-support | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She goes back up the passage to the well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t4:o1:1
# text = She goes back up the passage to the well
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | present | She |  |  |  |  | up the passage; to the well *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to well=Result |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She shouts for her big sister to help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t4:o2:1
# text = She shouts for her big sister to help
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | She |  |  |  |  | for her big sister | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for sister=Recipient |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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

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She tells herself off sharply to stop

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t4:o3:1
# text = She tells herself off sharply to stop
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	sharply	sharply	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | present | She | herself *= she* |  |  |  | sharply *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent herself=Recipient |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She falls asleep under the glass table

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t4:o4:1
# text = She falls asleep under the glass table
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | She |  |  | the glass table |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme under table=Location |

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