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title: Mia from Melbourne: "Alice was heaps polite but the Caterpillar was… — Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia from Melbourne: "Alice was heaps polite but the Caterpillar was a total drongo." ("heaps" = very, "drongo" = a fool or rude person.) Which shows Alice was polite? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1: Advice from a Caterpillar» of the books course of Mova's primary sch
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# Test 8 · ★★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1: Advice from a Cate…

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Mia from Melbourne: "Alice was heaps polite but the Caterpillar was a total drongo." ("heaps" = very, "drongo" = a fool or rude person.) Which shows Alice was polite?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mia, Caterpillar, Alice · **What happens:** be, show · **To what, where:** total drongo · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 9 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter V, part 1: Advice from a Caterpillar» 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/9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia from Melbourne: "Alice was heaps polite but the Caterpillar was a total drongo."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t8:1
# text = Mia from Melbourne: "Alice was heaps polite but the Caterpillar was a total drongo."
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Melbourne	Melbourne	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	heaps	heap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Caterpillar	Caterpillar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	drongo	drongo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Mia from Melbourne |  |  |  |  | polite *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | the Caterpillar | a total drongo |  |  |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* ("heaps" = very, "drongo" = a fool or rude person.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t8:2
# text = ("heaps" = very, "drongo" = a fool or rude person.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	heaps	heap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	9	punct	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	drongo	drongo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	13	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	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:* Which shows Alice was polite?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t8:3
# text = Which shows Alice was polite?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | Alice |  |  |  |  | polite *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She kept calm and tried to be helpful always

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t8:o1:1
# text = She kept calm and tried to be helpful always
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	helpful	helpful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
9	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | She |  |  |  |  | always, calm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **try** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | helpful *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She called it "sir" and kept answering kindly even when it was very rude to her

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t8:o2:1
# text = She called it "sir" and kept answering kindly even when it was very rude to her
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	sir	sir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	answering	answer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
10	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	even	even	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
12	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	16	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	advcl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | She | it |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |
| 2 | **keep** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **answer** *speech: assert* | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | kindly *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | past | it |  | her *= she* |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She asked questions without being rude once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t8:o3:1
# text = She asked questions without being rude once
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
6	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
7	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | She | questions |  |  |  | once *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |

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

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She called it "sir" and kept answering kindly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar:t8:o4:1
# text = She called it "sir" and kept answering kindly
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	sir	sir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	answering	answer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
10	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | She | it |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |
| 2 | **keep** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **answer** *speech: assert* | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | kindly *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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