--- title: ★★★ Alice is «more than nine feet high». Her pool of tears is «about… — Off with her head and the finest house… · tree and pragmatics description: ★★★ Alice is «more than nine feet high». Her pool of tears is «about four inches deep». A child of 4 feet stands in it. About how far up her legs does it come? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 54 «Off with her head and the finest house on the river: Alice and Toad» of the language course of Mova's primary schoo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad/t9/) [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/) / [Language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/) / [Off with her head and the finest house…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Off with her head and the finest house on the river: Alice… ★★★ Alice is «more than nine feet high». Her pool of tears is «about four inches deep». A child of 4 feet stands in it. About how far up her legs does it come? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★, pool, child · **What happens:** be, stand, come · **To what, where:** pool This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 54 «Off with her head and the finest house on the river: Alice and Toad» of the language 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/language/54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* ★★★ Alice is «more than nine feet high». ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad:t9:1 # text = ★★★ Alice is «more than nine feet high». 1 ★ ★ PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ★ ★ X FW Foreign=Yes 1 dep _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ★ ★ NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 list _ _ 4 Alice Alice PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 flat _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 6 « « PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV 9 advmod _ _ 8 than than ADP IN _ 7 fixed _ _ 9 nine nine NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 10 nummod _ _ 10 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obl:unmarked _ _ 11 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 12 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | ★ | | | | | nine feet *obl:unmarked*; high *property* | 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:* Her pool of tears is «about four inches deep». ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad:t9:2 # text = Her pool of tears is «about four inches deep». 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 pool pool NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 tears tear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 6 « « PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 about about ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 four four NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 inches inch NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl:unmarked _ _ 10 deep deep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 » » PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | ★'s pool of tears | | | | | four inches *obl:unmarked*; deep *property* | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* A child of 4 feet stands in it. ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad:t9:3 # text = A child of 4 feet stands in it. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 4 4 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 6 stands stand VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stand** | present | a child of 4 feet | | | pool | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in it=Location | *Sentence 4:* About how far up her legs does it come? ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad:t9:4 # text = About how far up her legs does it come? 1 About about SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 3 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 9 advmod _ _ 4 up up ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 legs leg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 7 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | present · do-support | pool | | | | | far *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Up to her chin, so she has to swim ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad:t9:o1:1 # text = Up to her chin, so she has to swim 1 Up up ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 2 to to ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 chin chin NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 7 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 swim swim VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | she | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **swim** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} About nine feet, as high as Alice ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad:t9:o2:1 # text = About nine feet, as high as Alice 1 About about ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 nine nine NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 3 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 as as ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 as as ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Alice Alice PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} About four inches, just over her ankles ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad:t9:o3:1 # text = About four inches, just over her ankles 1 About about ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 four four NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 3 inches inch NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 just just ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 6 over over ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 ankles ankle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} Over her head, like a deep pool ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:54-off-with-her-head-and-the-finest-house-on-the-river-alice-and-toad:t9:o4:1 # text = Over her head, like a deep pool 1 Over over ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 like like ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 deep deep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 pool pool NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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