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title: Why did Alice's view of the seaside make her think she could go home… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why did Alice's view of the seaside make her think she could go home by railway? Test 9 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Test 9 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter II, part 2: The Pool of Tears…

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Why did Alice's view of the seaside make her think she could go home by railway?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** view, Alice · **What happens:** do, make, think, go, view · **To what, where:** Alice, seaside · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t9:1
# text = Why did Alice's view of the seaside make her think she could go home by railway?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	seaside	seaside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	ccomp	_	_
15	home	home	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | present | Alice's view of the seaside | Alice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | infinitive | Alice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **go** | could | view |  |  |  |  | by railway; home *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by railway=Location |
| 5 | **view** |  | Alice | the seaside |  |  |  |  | nom view «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She believed every English beach had a railway station

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t9:o1:1
# text = She believed every English beach had a railway station
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
4	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **have** | past | every English beach | a railway station |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent station=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She had seen a railway carriage on the beach at Brighton once and thought one could be found there

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t9:o2:1
# text = She had seen a railway carriage on the beach at Brighton once and thought one could be found there
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Brighton	Brighton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	obj	_	_
16	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
19	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past · perfect | She | a railway carriage |  | the beach at Brighton |  | once *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer carriage=Stimulus |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | She *not said here* | one |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot one=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | could · passive | She *not said here* |  |  | there |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She thought the sea was near a railway town

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t9:o3:1
# text = She thought the sea was near a railway town
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the sea |  |  | a railway town |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She believed every English beach had a railway station and a train back to London every hour

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:4-alice-ch2-part2-the-pool-of-tears:t9:o4:1
# text = She believed every English beach had a railway station and a train back to London every hour
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
4	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **have** | past | every English beach | a railway station and a train |  |  | hour |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent station=Patient |

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