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title: Looking back: in chapter II the Rabbit ran away in fright from giant… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter II the Rabbit ran away in fright from giant Alice. How does he treat her at the start of chapter IV? Test 11 · ★★ of lesson 7 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 1: Stuck in the White Rabbit's house» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree a
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# Test 11 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 1: Stuck in the Whit…

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Looking back: in chapter II the Rabbit ran away in fright from giant Alice. How does he treat her at the start of chapter IV?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rabbit · **What happens:** look back, run away, treat, start · **To what, where:** fright, Alice, start, chapter

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This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 7 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 1: Stuck in the White Rabbit's house» 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/7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter II the Rabbit ran away in fright from giant Alice.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t11:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter II the Rabbit ran away in fright from giant Alice.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	fright	fright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | the Rabbit *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **run away** | past | the Rabbit |  |  | fright |  | from giant Alice; away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in fright=Trajectory |

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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:* How does he treat her at the start of chapter IV?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t11:2
# text = How does he treat her at the start of chapter IV?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	treat	treat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	IV	iv	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | present · do-support | Rabbit |  | Alice | the start of chapter |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 2 | **start** |  |  | chapter |  |  |  |  | nom start «event transitive»: of=patient |

## The options {#options}

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

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He orders her about, thinking she is his maid

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t11:o1:1
# text = He orders her about, thinking she is his maid
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	orders	order	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | present | He |  | her *= she* |  |  | about *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | she | his maid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He orders her about, thinking she is his maid, though she is now a giant who could crush him easily

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t11:o2:1
# text = He orders her about, thinking she is his maid, though she is now a giant who could crush him easily
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	orders	order	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
18	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
19	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	crush	crush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	ccomp	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | present | He |  | her *= she* |  |  | about *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | she | his maid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present | maid |  |  |  | now | giant *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **crush** | could |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He orders her about, thinking she is his maid, and then he sends her off to fetch gloves from the hall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t11:o3:1
# text = He orders her about, thinking she is his maid, and then he sends her off to fetch gloves from the hall
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	orders	order	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	off	off	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
20	gloves	glove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | present | He |  | her *= she* |  |  | about *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | she | his maid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **send off** | present | maid | her *= she* |  |  | then |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 5 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | maid *not said here* | gloves |  | the hall |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent glove=Theme from hall=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He asks her politely to leave his house at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t11:o4:1
# text = He asks her politely to leave his house at once
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | He |  | her *= she* |  |  | politely *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | his house |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent house=Theme at once=Location |

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