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title: Looking back: in chapter I, Alice remembered «simple rules» before d… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter I, Alice remembered «simple rules» before drinking. What was one? Test 16 · ★★★ 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 pragm
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# Test 16 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 1: Alice's Evidence…

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Looking back: in chapter I, Alice remembered «simple rules» before drinking. What was one?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Alice · **What happens:** look back, remember, drink, be · **To what, where:** simple rules, one

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This is test 16 · ★★★ 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/#t16).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter I, Alice remembered «simple rules» before drinking.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t16:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter I, Alice remembered «simple rules» before drinking.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	remembered	remember	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	drinking	drink	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **remember** | past | Alice | simple rules |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |
| 3 | **drink** | gerund | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 was one?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t16:2
# text = What was one?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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If you drink much from a bottle marked «poison», it will certainly disagree with you sooner or later

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t16:o1:1
# text = If you drink much from a bottle marked «poison», it will certainly disagree with you sooner or later
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drink	drink	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
4	much	much	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	marked	mark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	certainly	certainly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	disagree	disagree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
19	sooner	soon	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	16	advmod	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	19	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  | a bottle |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from bottle=Source |
| 2 | **mark** | participle | a bottle *not said here* | poison |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent poison=Destination |
| 3 | **disagree** | future | poison |  |  |  |  | with you; certainly, soon *property* | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme whether S»: agent=Agent with you=Co-Agent |

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

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If you drink much from a bottle marked «poison», it will disagree with you

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t16:o2:1
# text = If you drink much from a bottle marked «poison», it will disagree with you
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drink	drink	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
4	much	much	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	marked	mark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	disagree	disagree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  | a bottle |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from bottle=Source |
| 2 | **mark** | participle | a bottle *not said here* | poison |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent poison=Destination |
| 3 | **disagree** | future | poison |  |  |  |  | with you | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme whether S»: agent=Agent with you=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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If you drink much from a bottle marked «poison», it will disagree with you, and then you will be sick

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t16:o3:1
# text = If you drink much from a bottle marked «poison», it will disagree with you, and then you will be sick
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drink	drink	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
4	much	much	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	marked	mark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	disagree	disagree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
20	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	24	advmod	_	_
21	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
22	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	cop	_	_
24	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  | a bottle |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from bottle=Source |
| 2 | **mark** | participle | a bottle *not said here* | poison |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent poison=Destination |
| 3 | **disagree** | future | poison |  |  |  |  | with you | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme whether S»: agent=Agent with you=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **is** | future | you |  |  |  | then | sick *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Always look for a bottle marked «drink me»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:23-alice-alices-evidence-1:t16:o4:1
# text = Always look for a bottle marked «drink me»
1	Always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
2	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	marked	mark	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a bottle; always *property* | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for bottle=Theme |
| 2 | **mark** | participle |  | a bottle *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **drink** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | me |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient |

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