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# Test 5 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 1: Curiouser and cur…

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Freya from Newcastle: "Howay, she knows nowt, saying London's the capital of Paris!" ("howay" = come on, "nowt" = nothing.) Why does Alice get things wrong here?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Howay, London, Alice · **What happens:** know, say, be, come on, get · **To what, where:** nowt, capital, things · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ 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. 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Freya from Newcastle: "Howay, she knows nowt, saying London's the capital of Paris!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:3-alice-ch2-part1-curiouser-and-curiouser:t5:1
# text = Freya from Newcastle: "Howay, she knows nowt, saying London's the capital of Paris!"
1	Freya	Freya	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	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	nowt	nowt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
13	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	ccomp	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** *in a quote* | present | Howay | nowt |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer nowt=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: express* *in a quote* | gerund | Howay *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | London | the capital |  |  |  | of Paris | tree rules |

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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, "nowt" = nothing.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:3-alice-ch2-part1-curiouser-and-curiouser:t5:2
# text = ("howay" = come on, "nowt" = nothing.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	howay	howay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	6	punct	_	_
6	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	nowt	nowt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	13	punct	_	_
13	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come on** | infinitive | howay | nowt |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* Why does Alice get things wrong here?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:3-alice-ch2-part1-curiouser-and-curiouser:t5:3
# text = Why does Alice get things wrong here?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · do-support | Alice | things |  | here |  | wrong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She is tired and confused by the walk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:3-alice-ch2-part1-curiouser-and-curiouser:t5:o1:1
# text = She is tired and confused by the walk
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	confused	confused	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | by the walk; tired *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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She is upset and muddled, and fears she has changed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:3-alice-ch2-part1-curiouser-and-curiouser:t5:o2:1
# text = She is upset and muddled, and fears she has changed
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	muddled	muddle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fears	fear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **muddle** | participle | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **fear** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **change** | present · perfect | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She is hungry and cannot think well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:3-alice-ch2-part1-curiouser-and-curiouser:t5:o3:1
# text = She is hungry and cannot think well
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | hungry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **think** *speech: other* | can | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She is upset and muddled, and fears she has changed, so she guesses anything at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:3-alice-ch2-part1-curiouser-and-curiouser:t5:o4:1
# text = She is upset and muddled, and fears she has changed, so she guesses anything at all
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	muddled	muddle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	fears	fear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	guesses	guess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	obj	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **muddle** | participle | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **change** | present · perfect | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **guess** | present | she | anything |  | all |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent anything=Attribute at all=Value |

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