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title: Priya, wicked excited: «the King told the Hatter, chill, don't be ne… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 8 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 1: Who Stole the Tar…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Priya, wicked excited: «the King told the Hatter, chill, don't be nervous, nobody gets hurt.» (wicked = very, New England) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** King, wicked · **What happens:** tell, chill, not be, hurt, put · **To what, where:** Hatter, nobody · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 21 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 1: Who Stole the Tarts? (the court and the first witness)» 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/21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Priya, wicked excited: «the King told the Hatter, chill, don't be nervous, nobody gets hurt.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t8:1
# text = Priya, wicked excited: «the King told the Hatter, chill, don't be nervous, nobody gets hurt.»
1	Priya	Priya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	chill	chill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	cop	_	_
18	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | the King |  | the Hatter |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent hatter=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **chill** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  | nervous *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **hurt** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | nobody |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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:* (wicked = very, New England) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t8:2
# text = (wicked = very, New England) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	7	punct	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
7	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	_
9	Put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	right	right	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | infinitive | wicked | Hatter |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He said don't be nervous, «or I'll have you executed on the spot»

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t8:o1:1
# text = He said don't be nervous, «or I'll have you executed on the spot»
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	xcomp	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	spot	spot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | nervous *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **have** *in a quote* | future | I | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **execute** *in a quote* | participle | you *not said here* |  |  | the spot |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He said don't be nervous, «or I'll have you executed on the spot, and your tea taken away»

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t8:o2:1
# text = He said don't be nervous, «or I'll have you executed on the spot, and your tea taken away»
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	xcomp	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	spot	spot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
23	away	away	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | nervous *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **have** *in a quote* | future | I | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **execute** *in a quote* | participle | you *not said here* |  |  | the spot |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **take away** *in a quote* | participle | your tea |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He said don't be upset, «or I'll have you sent to the tower»

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t8:o3:1
# text = He said don't be upset, «or I'll have you sent to the tower»
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	xcomp	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **have** *in a quote* | future | I | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **send** *in a quote* | participle | you *not said here* |  |  | the tower |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to tower=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He said don't be scared, «or I'll have you arrested by the guards»

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1:t8:o4:1
# text = He said don't be scared, «or I'll have you arrested by the guards»
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	arrested	arrest	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	xcomp	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **have** *in a quote* | future | I | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **arrest** *in a quote* | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the guards | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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