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title: Rory from Belfast: "Wee Pat's an eejit, diggin' for apples, so he is… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Rory from Belfast: "Wee Pat's an eejit, diggin' for apples, so he is." ("wee" = little, "eejit" = idiot.) Why is "digging for apples" nonsense? Test 5 · ★★ 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 
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 1: Stuck in the Whit…

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Rory from Belfast: "Wee Pat's an eejit, diggin' for apples, so he is." ("wee" = little, "eejit" = idiot.) Why is "digging for apples" nonsense?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Pat · **What happens:** be, dig

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This is test 5 · ★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Rory from Belfast: "Wee Pat's an eejit, diggin' for apples, so he is."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t5:1
# text = Rory from Belfast: "Wee Pat's an eejit, diggin' for apples, so he is."
1	Rory	Rory	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Belfast	Belfast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Wee	Wee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Pat	Pat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	eejit	eejit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	diggin	diggin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** *in a quote* | present | Pat |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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:* ("wee" = little, "eejit" = idiot.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t5:2
# text = ("wee" = little, "eejit" = idiot.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	wee	wee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	6	punct	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	eejit	eejit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	12	punct	_	_
12	idiot	idiot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* Why is "digging for apples" nonsense?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t5:3
# text = Why is "digging for apples" nonsense?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	digging	dig	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	_
8	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig** *in a quote* | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  | for apples and nonsense | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for apple=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Apples grow on trees in orchards, and digging would only damage the roots and the soil around them

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t5:o1:1
# text = Apples grow on trees in orchards, and digging would only damage the roots and the soil around them
1	Apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	orchards	orchard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	digging	dig	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	nsubj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	damage	damage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
18	around	around	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Apples |  |  | trees |  | in orchards | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on tree=Location |
| 2 | **dig** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **damage** | would |  | the roots and the soil |  |  |  | around Apples *= apple* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent root=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Apples grow on trees, not under the ground, and nobody would dig for them in the cold winter months

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t5:o2:1
# text = Apples grow on trees, not under the ground, and nobody would dig for them in the cold winter months
1	Apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	14	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	dig	dig	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Apples |  |  | trees |  | under the ground | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on tree=Location |
| 2 | **dig** | would | nobody |  |  |  | month | for Apples *= apple* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for they=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Apples are grown in orchards by gardeners

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t5:o3:1
# text = Apples are grown in orchards by gardeners
1	Apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	orchards	orchard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	gardeners	gardener	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present · passive | gardeners | Apples |  | orchards |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Apples grow on trees, not under the ground

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t5:o4:1
# text = Apples grow on trees, not under the ground
1	Apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Apples |  |  | trees |  | under the ground | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on tree=Location |

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