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title: ★★★ The book begins and ends in the same place. Where, and doing what? — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ The book begins and ends in the same place. Where, and doing what? Test 18 · ★★★ of lesson 24 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence (sentence first, a pack of cards, and waking up)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Test 18 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence…

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★★★ The book begins and ends in the same place. Where, and doing what?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** book · **What happens:** begin, end, do · **To what, where:** same place

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This is test 18 · ★★★ of lesson 24 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence (sentence first, a pack of cards, and waking up)» 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/24-alice-alices-evidence-2/#t18).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ The book begins and ends in the same place.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t18:1
# text = ★★★ The book begins and ends in the same place.
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	begins	begin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | present | the book |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **end** | present | the book *not said here* |  |  | the same place |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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:* Where, and doing what?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t18:2
# text = Where, and doing what?
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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On the bank beside her sister, bored at the start with no conversations, then running home to the Queen's court in her dream

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t18:o1:1
# text = On the bank beside her sister, bored at the start with no conversations, then running home to the Queen's court in her dream
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	bored	bore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	conversations	conversation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
17	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
18	home	home	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	's	PART	POS	_	21	case	_	_
23	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bore** | participle |  |  |  | the bank beside her sister |  | at the start; with no conversations | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent on bank=Location |
| 2 | **run** | gerund |  |  |  |  | then | to the Queen's court in her dream *result*; home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to court=Result |
| 3 | **dream** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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On the bank beside her sister, bored at the start with no pictures, then waking up from her strange dream of Wonderland

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t18:o2:1
# text = On the bank beside her sister, bored at the start with no pictures, then waking up from her strange dream of Wonderland
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	bored	bore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
17	waking	wake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
18	up	up	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
21	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bore** | participle |  |  |  | the bank beside her sister |  | at the start; with no pictures | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent on bank=Location |
| 2 | **wake up** | gerund |  |  |  | her strange dream of Wonderland | then |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **dream** |  | her *= she* | Wonderland |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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

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On the bank by her sister — bored at first, then waking from the dream

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t18:o3:1
# text = On the bank by her sister — bored at first, then waking from the dream
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	mark	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	waking	wake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake** | gerund |  |  |  | the dream | then |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By the river, shouting for help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t18:o4:1
# text = By the river, shouting for help
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | the river *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |

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