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title: Ruby, grand (fine) about it: «the cards were really leaves blowing o… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ruby, grand (fine) about it: «the cards were really leaves blowing on her face, yeah?» Is she right? Test 9 · ★★★ 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 dependen
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# Test 9 · ★★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter XII, part 2: Alice's Evidence…

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Ruby, grand (fine) about it: «the cards were really leaves blowing on her face, yeah?» Is she right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cards, leaves, Ruby · **What happens:** be, blow · **To what, where:** leaves, face

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This is test 9 · ★★★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ruby, grand (fine) about it: «the cards were really leaves blowing on her face, yeah?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t9:1
# text = Ruby, grand (fine) about it: «the cards were really leaves blowing on her face, yeah?»
1	Ruby	Ruby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	really	really	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	parataxis	_	_
16	blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
21	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | the cards | leaves |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **blow** *in a quote* | gerund | leaves *not said here* |  |  | Ruby's face |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: 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:* Is she right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t9:2
# text = Is she right?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	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** | present | Ruby |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes: it was a storm of cards

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t9:o1:1
# text = Yes: it was a storm of cards
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No: the cards were really only playing cards, and the leaves were blowing on the Queen's garden far away

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t9:o2:1
# text = No: the cards were really only playing cards, and the leaves were blowing on the Queen's garden far away
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	playing	play	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	parataxis	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
21	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	22	advmod	_	_
22	away	away	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past · progressive | no cards | cards |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Theme |
| 2 | **blow** | past · progressive | the leaves |  |  | the Queen's garden |  | away *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Yes: dead leaves were fluttering down from the trees

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t9:o3:1
# text = Yes: dead leaves were fluttering down from the trees
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	fluttering	flutter	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	down	down	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flutter down** | past · progressive | dead leaves |  |  | the trees |  | down *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No: they were playing cards

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:24-alice-alices-evidence-2:t9:o4:1
# text = No: they were playing cards
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past · progressive | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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