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title: Ollie: «Alice shrank in court, tiny as a mouse.» Put it right. — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ollie: «Alice shrank in court, tiny as a mouse.» Put it right. Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 22 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 2: Who Stole the Tarts? (the Hatter, the cook and a surprise witness)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 2: Who Stole the Tar…

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Ollie: «Alice shrank in court, tiny as a mouse.» Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ollie, you · **What happens:** shrink, put · **To what, where:** court

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 22 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XI, part 2: Who Stole the Tarts? (the Hatter, the cook and a surprise 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/22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ollie: «Alice shrank in court, tiny as a mouse.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2:t1:1
# text = Ollie: «Alice shrank in court, tiny as a mouse.»
1	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shrank	shrink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** *in a quote* | past | Ollie |  |  | court |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=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:* Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2:t1:2
# text = Put it right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | court |  |  |  | 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}

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She began to grow larger again, squashing the Dormouse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2:t1:o1:1
# text = She began to grow larger again, squashing the Dormouse
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	squashing	squash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Dormouse	Dormouse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **grow** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  | again | large *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **squash** | gerund | She *not said here* | the Dormouse |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dormouse=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She began to grow larger again, pushing the jury out of the box and into the garden

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2:t1:o2:1
# text = She began to grow larger again, pushing the jury out of the box and into the garden
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	pushing	push	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	jury	jury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **grow** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  | again | large *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **push** | gerund | She *not said here* | the jury |  | the box and the garden |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent jury=Theme out box=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She started to grow bigger, squashing the Hatter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2:t1:o3:1
# text = She started to grow bigger, squashing the Hatter
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	squashing	squash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **grow** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | big *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **squash** | gerund | She *not said here* | the Hatter |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hatter=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She began to grow larger again, squashing the Dormouse flat against the bench

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2:t1:o4:1
# text = She began to grow larger again, squashing the Dormouse flat against the bench
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	squashing	squash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Dormouse	Dormouse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	flat	flat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	against	against	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bench	bench	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **grow** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  | again | large *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **squash** | gerund | She *not said here* | the Dormouse flat |  | the bench |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent flat=Theme against bench=Trajectory |

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