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title: ★★★ Read carefully: was Alice right to be afraid of the Rabbit? — Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ Read carefully: was Alice right to be afraid of the Rabbit? Test 17 · ★★ 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 and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choic
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# Test 17 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 1: Stuck in the Whit…

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★★★ Read carefully: was Alice right to be afraid of the Rabbit?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★ ★ · **What happens:** read, be · **To what, where:** Alice right

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This is test 17 · ★★ 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/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t17:1
# text = ★★★ Read carefully: was Alice right to be afraid of the Rabbit?
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	Read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
12	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	acl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | infinitive | ★ ★ |  |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | Alice right |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive | ★ ★ *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the Rabbit; afraid *property* | 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.

## The options {#options}

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

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No: she was a thousand times larger and had no reason to fear him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t17:o1:1
# text = No: she was a thousand times larger and had no reason to fear him
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	fear	fear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  | time | large *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past |  | no reason |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Patient |
| 3 | **fear** | to-infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No: she was a thousand times larger, so the Rabbit was the one who ought to have been afraid of her and her elbow

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t17:o2:1
# text = No: she was a thousand times larger, so the Rabbit was the one who ought to have been afraid of her and her elbow
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	15	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
17	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
19	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	aux	_	_
20	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	21	cop	_	_
21	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	acl:relcl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	elbow	elbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  | time | large *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the Rabbit | no larger one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | ought · perfect | no larger one |  |  |  |  | of Rabbit; afraid *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, he could hurt her with his strong paws

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t17:o3:1
# text = Yes, he could hurt her with his strong paws
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	paws	paw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | could | he | her *= she* |  |  |  | with his strong paws | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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No: she was a thousand times larger than him and had no reason at all to fear the little Rabbit in his house

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t17:o4:1
# text = No: she was a thousand times larger than him and had no reason at all to fear the little Rabbit in his house
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	nsubj	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	nmod	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	fear	fear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  | time | than him *= he*; large *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | no larger | no reason |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Patient |
| 3 | **fear** | to-infinitive | no larger *not said here* | the little Rabbit |  | Rabbit's house |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rabbit=Stimulus |

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