--- title: Grandad, grumpy: "Back in my day a girl that size would've been in t… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part… · tree and pragmatics description: Grandad, grumpy: "Back in my day a girl that size would've been in the circus." What does Alice herself think about her strange life? Test 7 · ★★ 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 --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house/t7/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house/) / t7 # Test 7 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 1: Stuck in the Whit… Grandad, grumpy: "Back in my day a girl that size would've been in the circus." What does Alice herself think about her strange life? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** girl, Alice · **What happens:** be, think · **To what, where:** day, circus This is test 7 · ★★ 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/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Grandad, grumpy: "Back in my day a girl that size would've been in the circus." ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t7:1 # text = Grandad, grumpy: "Back in my day a girl that size would've been in the circus." 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 grumpy grumpy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Back back ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 girl girl NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ _ 12 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 13 det _ _ 13 size size NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod:unmarked _ _ 14 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 15 've have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 19 aux _ _ 16 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 19 cop _ _ 17 in in ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 circus circus NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | would · perfect | a girl that size | my day *not said here* | | the circus | | | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* What does Alice herself think about her strange life? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t7:2 # text = What does Alice herself think about her strange life? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 Alice Alice PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 4 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 5 nsubj _ _ 5 think think VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 8 strange strange ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Alice | | | | | about Alice's strange life | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about life=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Much pleasanter at home, and yet rather curious, though she is not sure what to do next about it all ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t7:o1:1 # text = Much pleasanter at home, and yet rather curious, though she is not sure what to do next about it all 1 Much much ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 pleasanter pleasant ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 yet yet ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 rather rather ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 curious curious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 11 though though SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 12 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 13 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 14 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 15 advmod _ _ 15 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 parataxis _ _ 16 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 18 obj _ _ 17 to to PART TO _ 18 mark _ _ 18 do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 21 aux _ _ 19 next next ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 20 about about ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 ccomp _ _ 22 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 21 det _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** | present | she | | | | | sure *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} She thinks it is dull and rather silly here ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t7:o2:1 # text = She thinks it is dull and rather silly here 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thinks think VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 dull dull ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 7 rather rather ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 silly silly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ _ 9 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | She | | | here | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | it | | | | | dull *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **be** | | | | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Much pleasanter at home, and yet rather curious ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t7:o3:1 # text = Much pleasanter at home, and yet rather curious 1 Much much ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 pleasanter pleasant ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 yet yet ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 rather rather ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 curious curious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 parataxis _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} She feels it is much pleasanter at home, and she wishes she had stayed by the fire ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:7-alice-ch4-part1-the-rabbits-house:t7:o4:1 # text = She feels it is much pleasanter at home, and she wishes she had stayed by the fire 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 feels feel VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 much much ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 pleasanter pleasant ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 2 xcomp _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 11 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 wishes wish VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 13 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 14 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 stayed stay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 12 ccomp _ _ 16 by by ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **feel** | present | She | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **is** | present | it | | | home | | pleasant *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **wish** | present | she | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 4 | **stay** | past · perfect | she | | | | | by the fire | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by fire=Location | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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