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title: Chloe, Gen Z: "Poor Bill is literally the group project guy, they du… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Chloe, Gen Z: "Poor Bill is literally the group project guy, they dump everything on him." ("group project guy" = the one who ends up doing all the work.) Which line from Alice says the same? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 8 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 2: Little Bill, the pebbles and the puppy» of
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# Test 2 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter IV, part 2: Little Bill, the…

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Chloe, Gen Z: "Poor Bill is literally the group project guy, they dump everything on him." ("group project guy" = the one who ends up doing all the work.) Which line from Alice says the same?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Chloe Gen Z, they, one, line · **What happens:** be, dump, end up, do, say · **To what, where:** project guy, everything, work, same · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Chloe, Gen Z: "Poor Bill is literally the group project guy, they dump everything on him."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:t2:1
# text = Chloe, Gen Z: "Poor Bill is literally the group project guy, they dump everything on him."
1	Chloe	Chloe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Gen	Gen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Z	z	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Bill	Bill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
10	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	dump	dump	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	parataxis	_	_
18	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	17	obj	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Chloe Gen Z | the project guy |  |  |  | literally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **dump** *in a quote* | present | they | everything |  |  |  | on Bill | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent everything=Theme on he=Trajectory |

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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:* ("group project guy" = the one who ends up doing all the work.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:t2:2
# text = ("group project guy" = the one who ends up doing all the work.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
14	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	16	det:predet	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end up** | present | the one |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | the one *not said here* | all work |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality |

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*Sentence 3:* Which line from Alice says the same?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:t2:3
# text = Which line from Alice says the same?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | which line from Alice | the same |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent same=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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"Bill is always given the hard jobs"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:t2:o1:1
# text = "Bill is always given the hard jobs"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bill	Bill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | Bill |  |  |  | always *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient job=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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"they seem to put every single job upon poor Bill, who never gets any rest at all"

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:t2:o2:1
# text = "they seem to put every single job upon poor Bill, who never gets any rest at all"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seem	seem	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	Bill	Bill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
14	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	17	det	_	_
17	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** *in a quote* | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **put** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | every single job |  |  |  | upon poor Bill | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent job=Theme upon bill=Destination |
| 3 | **not** **get** *in a quote* | present | poor Bill | any rest |  | all |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent rest=Theme at all=Asset |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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"they seem to put everything upon Bill!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:t2:o3:1
# text = "they seem to put everything upon Bill!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seem	seem	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	obj	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Bill	Bill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** *in a quote* | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **put** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | everything |  |  |  | upon Bill | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent everything=Theme upon bill=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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"Bill is literally the group project guy, they dump everything on him all the time"

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:8-alice-ch4-part2-little-bill:t2:o4:1
# text = "Bill is literally the group project guy, they dump everything on him all the time"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bill	Bill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	guy	guy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	dump	dump	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
12	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	11	obj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
15	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	17	det:predet	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Bill | the project guy |  |  |  | literally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **dump** *in a quote* | present | they | everything |  |  | time | on Bill | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent everything=Theme on he=Trajectory |

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