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title: Grandma, Kentucky: "Bless her heart, that child cain't keep her mout… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Grandma, Kentucky: "Bless her heart, that child cain't keep her mouth shut about that cat." ("bless her heart" = a kind way to say someone's being silly.) What happens when Alice talks about Dinah this time? Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 6 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part 2: Prizes, a long tale, and 
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part 2: Prizes, a long t…

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Grandma, Kentucky: "Bless her heart, that child cain't keep her mouth shut about that cat." ("bless her heart" = a kind way to say someone's being silly.) What happens when Alice talks about Dinah this time?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** heart, you, someone, Alice · **What happens:** bless, not keep, say, be, happen, talk · **To what, where:** mouth, heart · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 6 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, part 2: Prizes, a long tale, and Dinah again» 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/6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grandma, Kentucky: "Bless her heart, that child cain't keep her mouth shut about that cat."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:t5:1
# text = Grandma, Kentucky: "Bless her heart, that child cain't keep her mouth shut about that cat."
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	Kentucky	kentucky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Bless	bless	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	cai	cai	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
18	about	about	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	20	det	_	_
20	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bless** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **keep** *in a quote* | infinitive | her heart and that child | child's mouth |  |  |  | shut *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouth=Theme |

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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:* ("bless her heart" = a kind way to say someone's being silly.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:t5:2
# text = ("bless her heart" = a kind way to say someone's being silly.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	bless	bless	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
7	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	10	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	_
13	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	cop	_	_
16	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bless** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* | child's heart |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | gerund | someone |  |  |  |  | silly *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What happens when Alice talks about Dinah this time?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:t5:3
# text = What happens when Alice talks about Dinah this time?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	5	mark	_	_
4	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Dinah	Dinah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **talk** | present | Alice |  |  |  | time | about Dinah | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about dinah=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The birds all sing a happy song

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:t5:o1:1
# text = The birds all sing a happy song
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
4	sing	sing	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | the birds | a happy song |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Mouse tells its tale again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:t5:o2:1
# text = The Mouse tells its tale again
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the Mouse | Mouse's tale |  |  | again |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tale=Recipient |
| 2 | **tell** |  | Mouse |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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

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All the birds make excuses and leave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:t5:o3:1
# text = All the birds make excuses and leave
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	excuses	excuse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | all birds | excuses |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent excuse=Product |
| 2 | **leave** | present | all birds *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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All the birds make excuses and leave, and the Mouse stays to tell its tale

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale:t5:o4:1
# text = All the birds make excuses and leave, and the Mouse stays to tell its tale
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	excuses	excuse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | all birds | excuses |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent excuse=Product |
| 2 | **leave** | infinitive | all birds *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **stay** | present | the Mouse |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | the Mouse *not said here* | Mouse's tale |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tale=Recipient |
| 5 | **tell** |  | Mouse |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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