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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Alice's fall and her sizes: falling, the centre of the Ear…

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«Alice fell so slow she grabbed some marmalade on the way, could I do that down a well?» What would really happen?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Alice, I · **What happens:** fall, grab, do down, happen · **To what, where:** marmalade, way, that

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «Alice's fall and her sizes: falling, the centre of the Earth, giants and tiny people» of the physics 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/physics/41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Alice fell so slow she grabbed some marmalade on the way, could I do that down a well?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t1:1
# text = «Alice fell so slow she grabbed some marmalade on the way, could I do that down a well?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	marmalade	marmalade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	obj	_	_
18	down	down	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** *in a quote* | past | Alice |  |  |  |  | slow *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **grab** *in a quote* | past | Alice | some marmalade |  | the way |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marmalade=Theme |
| 3 | **do down** *in a quote* | could | I | that |  |  |  |  | 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:* What would really happen?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t1:2
# text = What would really happen?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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You would stop halfway down and float in the middle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t1:o1:1
# text = You would stop halfway down and float in the middle
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	float	float	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | would | You |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **float** | present | You *not said here* |  |  | the middle |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in middle=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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You would fall slowly if you held your breath and kept your arms out wide

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t1:o2:1
# text = You would fall slowly if you held your breath and kept your arms out wide
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	breath	breath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
14	out	out	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
15	wide	wide	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | would | You |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hold** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | you | your breath |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme |
| 3 | **keep out** | past | you *not said here* | your arms |  |  |  | out, wide *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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You would fall slowly like Alice if the well was deep enough

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t1:o3:1
# text = You would fall slowly like Alice if the well was deep enough
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
12	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | would | You |  |  |  |  | like Alice; slowly *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the well |  |  |  |  | deep, enough *property* | tree rules |

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

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You would fall faster every second, far too fast to grab anything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:physics:41-alice-s-fall-and-sizes-falling-the-centre-of-the-earth-giants-and-tiny-people:t1:o4:1
# text = You would fall faster every second, far too fast to grab anything
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	faster	fast	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	second	second	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	grab	grab	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
13	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | would | You |  |  |  | second | fast *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **grab** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* | anything |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme |

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