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title: The book tells of children who were burnt or eaten by wild beasts be… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2… · tree and pragmatics
description: The book tells of children who were burnt or eaten by wild beasts because they forgot simple rules. What is it saying about Alice? Test 9 · ★ 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
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# Test 9 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 2: The hall of doors,…

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The book tells of children who were burnt or eaten by wild beasts because they forgot simple rules. What is it saying about Alice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** book, beasts, it · **What happens:** tell, burnt, eat, forget, say · **To what, where:** children, simple rules · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The book tells of children who were burnt or eaten by wild beasts because they forgot simple rules.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t9:1
# text = The book tells of children who were burnt or eaten by wild beasts because they forgot simple rules.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	burnt	burnt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:agent	_	_
14	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
17	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the book |  |  |  |  | of children | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **burnt** | past · passive |  | children |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **eat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **forget** | past | beasts *= beast* | simple rules |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 is it saying about Alice?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t9:2
# text = What is it saying about Alice?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	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 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | it |  |  |  |  | about Alice | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She never listens to any rules at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t9:o1:1
# text = She never listens to any rules at all
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	listens	listen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **listen** | present | She |  |  |  |  | to any rules at all | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to rule=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She learnt the rules from the White Rabbit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t9:o2:1
# text = She learnt the rules from the White Rabbit
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learnt	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	White	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | She | the rules |  |  |  | from the White Rabbit | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent rule=Topic from rabbit=Source |

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

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She remembers the rules, so she checks the bottle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t9:o3:1
# text = She remembers the rules, so she checks the bottle
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remembers	remember	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present | She | the rules |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |
| 2 | **check** | present | she | the bottle |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bottle=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She had been eaten by a wild beast before

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2-alice-ch1-part2-the-little-door:t9:o4:1
# text = She had been eaten by a wild beast before
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	before	before	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past · perfect · passive | a wild beast | She |  |  |  | before *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

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