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title: Identify the reason for which the protagonist uttered the expression… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the reason for which the protagonist uttered the expression "Curiouser and curiouser". Exam question 1 of lesson 3 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 1: Curiouser and curiouser (who am I?)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Exam question 1 · Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 1: Curiouser and cur…

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Identify the reason for which the protagonist uttered the expression "Curiouser and curiouser".

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, protagonist · **What happens:** identify, utter · **To what, where:** reason, expression

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 3 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 1: Curiouser and curiouser (who am I?)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/3-alice-ch2-part1-curiouser-and-curiouser/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:3-alice-ch2-part1-curiouser-and-curiouser:e1:1
# text = Identify the reason for which the protagonist uttered the expression "Curiouser and curiouser".
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	uttered	utter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Curiouser	curious	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	curiouser	curious	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **utter** *speech: other* | past | the protagonist | the expression |  |  |  | for the reason | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent expression=Topic |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Her surprise at growing so tall caused her to forget correct English, and also her manners

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:3-alice-ch2-part1-curiouser-and-curiouser:e1:o1:1
# text = Her surprise at growing so tall caused her to forget correct English, and also her manners
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	also	also	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	manners	manners	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	7	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | gerund | Her surprise *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tall *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cause** | past | Her surprise |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **forget** | to-infinitive | Her surprise *not said here* | correct English |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **surprise** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom surprise «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Her surprise caused her to forget correct English, because the hall was hot and she was tired from the fall through the hole.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:3-alice-ch2-part1-curiouser-and-curiouser:e1:o2:1
# text = Her surprise caused her to forget correct English, because the hall was hot and she was tired from the fall through the hole.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	through	through	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | Her surprise |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | to-infinitive | Her surprise *not said here* | correct English |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | the hall |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | past | surprise |  |  | the fall through the hole |  | tired *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **surprise** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom surprise «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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Her surprise caused her temporarily to forget correct English

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:3-alice-ch2-part1-curiouser-and-curiouser:e1:o3:1
# text = Her surprise caused her temporarily to forget correct English
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	temporarily	temporarily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	forget	forget	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | Her surprise |  | her *= she* |  |  | temporarily *property* | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition she=Patient |
| 2 | **forget** | to-infinitive | Her surprise *not said here* | correct English |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **surprise** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom surprise «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Surprise at her new size made her speech go wrong for a moment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:3-alice-ch2-part1-curiouser-and-curiouser:e1:o4:1
# text = Surprise at her new size made her speech go wrong for a moment
1	Surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Surprise at Surprise's new size | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | speech |  |  |  | moment | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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