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# Test 16 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 1: Stuck in the Whit…

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★★★ "I'm grown up now," Alice says. What are the two meanings of "grown up" in her joke?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★ ★ ★, two meanings, ★ · **What happens:** grow up, say, be, joke · **To what, where:** ★ ★ ★, two meanings, joke · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 16 · ★★ 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/#t16).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ "I'm grown up now," Alice says.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t16:1
# text = ★★★ "I'm grown up now," Alice says.
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	_
12	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** *in a quote* | present · passive | ★ ★ ★ *= ★* | ★ ★ ★ *not said here* |  |  | now |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location ★=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | ★ ★ ★ |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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:* What are the two meanings of "grown up" in her joke?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t16:2
# text = What are the two meanings of "grown up" in her joke?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	meanings	meaning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the two meanings |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow up** *in a quote* | participle |  | the two meanings *not said here* |  | ★'s joke |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in joke=Location |
| 3 | **joke** |  | ★ |  |  |  |  |  | nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Grown big in size, and become an adult, which she has done several times now in Wonderland

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t16:o1:1
# text = Grown big in size, and become an adult, which she has done several times now in Wonderland
1	Grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	nsubj	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obj	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
17	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | infinitive |  | a adult |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **do** | present · perfect | adult | a adult |  | Wonderland | now; time |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Eventuality |

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

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Grown big in size, and become an adult

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t16:o2:1
# text = Grown big in size, and become an adult
1	Grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	nsubj	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | infinitive |  | a adult |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Taller in height and older in mind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t16:o3:1
# text = Taller in height and older in mind
1	Taller	tall	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Grown big in size, and become an adult, and also grown tired of the Rabbit's silly house

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t16:o4:1
# text = Grown big in size, and become an adult, and also grown tired of the Rabbit's silly house
1	Grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	advcl	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	also	also	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
14	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | infinitive |  | a adult |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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