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title: Ethan goes: "Alice kicked Bill 'cos she hates lizards." Put him right. — Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ethan goes: "Alice kicked Bill 'cos she hates lizards." Put him right. Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 8 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 2: Little Bill, the pebbles and the puppy» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 2: Little Bill, the…

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Ethan goes: "Alice kicked Bill 'cos she hates lizards." Put him right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ethan, Alice, you · **What happens:** go, kick, hate, put · **To what, where:** Bill, lizards · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 8 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 2: Little Bill, the pebbles and the puppy» 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/8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ethan goes: "Alice kicked Bill 'cos she hates lizards."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:t1:1
# text = Ethan goes: "Alice kicked Bill 'cos she hates lizards."
1	Ethan	Ethan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	kicked	kick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
7	Bill	Bill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	hates	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
12	lizards	lizard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Ethan |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **kick** *in a quote* | past | Alice | Bill |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent bill=Patient |
| 3 | **hate** *in a quote* | present | Alice | lizards |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lizard=Stimulus |

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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:* Put him right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:t1:2
# text = Put him right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | Bill |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She kicked the lizard out of the house because she felt sorry for the Rabbit and his friends

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:t1:o1:1
# text = She kicked the lizard out of the house because she felt sorry for the Rabbit and his friends
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kicked	kick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lizard	lizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
12	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kick** | past | She | the lizard |  | the house |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent lizard=Patient out house=Location |
| 2 | **feel** | past | she |  |  |  |  | for the Rabbit and his friends; sorry *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She kicked because she was cross with Bill for coming down the chimney and making a mess of the whole house

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:t1:o2:1
# text = She kicked because she was cross with Bill for coming down the chimney and making a mess of the whole house
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kicked	kick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Bill	Bill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	down	down	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	chimney	chimney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kick** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | with Bill; cross *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **come down** | gerund | She *not said here* | the chimney |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location chimney=Theme |
| 4 | **make** | gerund | She *not said here* | a mess of the whole house |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mess=Product |
| 5 | **mess** |  |  | the whole house |  |  |  |  | nom mess «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She kicked because she hated Bill so much

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:t1:o3:1
# text = She kicked because she hated Bill so much
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kicked	kick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hated	hate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	Bill	Bill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	vocative	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	much	much	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kick** | past | She |  |  |  |  | Bill *vocative* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **hate** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |

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

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She kicked to stop whatever was coming down the chimney

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:t1:o4:1
# text = She kicked to stop whatever was coming down the chimney
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kicked	kick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	xcomp	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	chimney	chimney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kick** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **come down** | past · progressive | whatever | the chimney |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location chimney=Theme |

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