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title: Grandpa, Black Country: "Her's bostin', that Alice, but her talks to… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Grandpa, Black Country: "Her's bostin', that Alice, but her talks too much about that cat." ("bostin'" = great.) What does Alice keep doing to the Mouse? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 4 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 2: The Pool of Tears and the Mouse» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wi
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# Test 5 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 2: The Pool of Tears…

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Grandpa, Black Country: "Her's bostin', that Alice, but her talks too much about that cat." ("bostin'" = great.) What does Alice keep doing to the Mouse?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Alice · **What happens:** talk, keep, do · **To what, where:** much

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 4 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 2: The Pool of Tears and the Mouse» 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/4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grandpa, Black Country: "Her's bostin', that Alice, but her talks too much about that cat."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t5:1
# text = Grandpa, Black Country: "Her's bostin', that Alice, but her talks too much about that cat."
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Country	Country	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	bostin	bostin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	',	',	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
17	too	too	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	obj	_	_
19	about	about	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	det	_	_
21	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** *in a quote* | present | Alice *not said here* | much |  |  |  | about that cat | 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:* ("bostin'" = great.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t5:2
# text = ("bostin'" = great.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	bostin	bostin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	7	punct	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 3:* What does Alice keep doing to the Mouse?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t5:3
# text = What does Alice keep doing to the Mouse?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
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	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present · do-support | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the Mouse | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Upsetting it by repeatedly talking about cats, dogs, mice and the sea in the pool

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t5:o1:1
# text = Upsetting it by repeatedly talking about cats, dogs, mice and the sea in the pool
1	Upsetting	upset	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **upset** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  | the pool |  | about cats and dogs and mice and the sea; repeatedly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about cat=Topic |

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

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Upsetting it by talking about cats and dogs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t5:o2:1
# text = Upsetting it by talking about cats and dogs
1	Upsetting	upset	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **upset** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about cats and dogs | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about cat=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Upsetting it by talking about cats and dogs and making it swim away each time

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t5:o3:1
# text = Upsetting it by talking about cats and dogs and making it swim away each time
1	Upsetting	upset	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	away	away	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **upset** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about cats and dogs | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about cat=Topic |
| 3 | **make** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **swim away** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | time | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Frightening it by singing about mice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t5:o4:1
# text = Frightening it by singing about mice
1	Frightening	frighten	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frighten** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about mice | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about mouse=Location |

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