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title: Grace from Newcastle: «howay, Alice was tiny when she jumped up.» (h… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Grace from Newcastle: «howay, Alice was tiny when she jumped up.» (howay = come on) Put it right. Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 23 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence (Rule Forty-two and the unsigned letter)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence…

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Grace from Newcastle: «howay, Alice was tiny when she jumped up.» (howay = come on) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Alice, howay · **What happens:** be, jump up, come on, put · **To what, where:** howay

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 23 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence (Rule Forty-two and the unsigned letter)» 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/23-alice-alices-evidence-1/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grace from Newcastle: «howay, Alice was tiny when she jumped up.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t1:1
# text = Grace from Newcastle: «howay, Alice was tiny when she jumped up.»
1	Grace	Grace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Newcastle	Newcastle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	howay	howay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	appos	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Alice |  |  |  |  | tiny *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **jump up** *in a quote* | past | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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:* (howay = come on) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t1:2
# text = (howay = come on) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	howay	howay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
7	Put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	right	right	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come on** | infinitive | howay |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **put** | infinitive | howay *not said here* | howay |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She had grown very large, so her skirt knocked over the jury-box and spilled every juror out at once

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t1:o1:1
# text = She had grown very large, so her skirt knocked over the jury-box and spilled every juror out at once
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	skirt	skirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	knocked	knock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	over	over	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	jury	jury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	spilled	spill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
18	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	juror	juror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	out	out	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past · perfect | She |  |  |  |  | large *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **knock** | past | her skirt |  |  | the jury box |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over box=Location |
| 3 | **spill out** | past | her skirt *not said here* | every juror |  |  |  | out *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location juror=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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She had grown very large, so her skirt knocked over the jury-box

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t1:o2:1
# text = She had grown very large, so her skirt knocked over the jury-box
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	skirt	skirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	knocked	knock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	over	over	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	jury	jury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past · perfect | She |  |  |  |  | large *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **knock** | past | her skirt |  |  | the jury box |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over box=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She had grown very large indeed, so her big skirt knocked over the jury-box while she was standing up

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t1:o3:1
# text = She had grown very large indeed, so her big skirt knocked over the jury-box while she was standing up
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	skirt	skirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	knocked	knock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
13	over	over	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	jury	jury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
22	up	up	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past · perfect | She |  |  |  |  | indeed, large *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **knock** | participle · passive |  | her big skirt |  | the jury box |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: subject=Theme over box=Destination |
| 3 | **stand up** | past · progressive | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had shrunk small, so her skirt knocked over the jury-box

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t1:o4:1
# text = She had shrunk small, so her skirt knocked over the jury-box
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	shrunk	shrink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	skirt	skirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	knocked	knock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	jury	jury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | past · perfect | She |  |  |  |  | small *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **knock** | past | her skirt |  |  | the jury box |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over box=Location |

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