Test 1 · ★ · Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 1: Down the Rabbit-Ho…
Mia goes: "Alice saw a talking rabbit and was like, whoa, that's mad, and ran after it." Put her right.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Mia, Alice, that, you · What happens: go, see, be, run, put · To what, where: talking rabbit, whoa, rabbit · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 1 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter I, part 1: Down the Rabbit-Hole (the fall)» 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.
The question
Sentence 1: Mia goes: "Alice saw a talking rabbit and was like, whoa, that's mad, and ran after it."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mia | Mia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 goes | nsubj |
| 2 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 saw | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 saw | punct |
| 5 | Alice | Alice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 saw | nsubj |
| 6 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 goes | parataxis |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 rabbit | det |
| 8 | talking | talking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 rabbit | compound |
| 9 | rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 saw | obj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 whoa | cc |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 whoa | cop |
| 12 | like | like | INTJ | _ | 14 whoa | discourse |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 whoa | punct |
| 14 | whoa | whoa | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 saw | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 mad | punct |
| 16 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 18 mad | nsubj |
| 17 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 mad | cop |
| 18 | mad | mad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 whoa | appos |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 ran | punct |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 ran | cc |
| 21 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 goes | parataxis |
| 22 | after | after | ADP | _ | 23 it | case |
| 23 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 ran | obl |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 goes | punct |
| 25 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 goes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present | Mia | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | see in a quote | past | Alice | a talking rabbit | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rabbit=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | past | Alice not said here | whoa | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | is in a quote | present | that | mad property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | run in a quote | past | after whoa | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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: Put her right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Put | obj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | 1 Put | advmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | imperative | you not said here | rabbit | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Goal |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
The talking seemed natural; the watch amazed her
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 talking | det |
| 2 | talking | talking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 seemed | nsubj |
| 3 | seemed | seem | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | natural | natural | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 seemed | xcomp |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 amazed | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 watch | det |
| 7 | watch | watch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 amazed | nsubj |
| 8 | amazed | amaze | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 seemed | conj |
| 9 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 amazed | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seem | past | the talking | natural property | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | amaze | past | the watch | talking | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |
Option 2
The rabbit's talk shocked her; the watch did not
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 rabbit | det |
| 2 | rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 talk | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 rabbit | case |
| 4 | talk | talk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 shocked | nsubj |
| 5 | shocked | shock | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 shocked | obj |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 did | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 watch | det |
| 9 | watch | watch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 did | nsubj |
| 10 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 shocked | conj |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 did | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shock | past | the rabbit's talk | rabbit | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | not do | past | the watch | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | talk | the rabbit | nom talk «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
She was amazed by the talking rabbit and then by the watch, which she thought was rather ordinary and sensible for the Rabbit to own
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 amazed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 amazed | aux:pass |
| 3 | amazed | amaze | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 rabbit | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 rabbit | det |
| 6 | talking | talking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 rabbit | compound |
| 7 | rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 amazed | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 watch | cc |
| 9 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 12 watch | advmod |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 watch | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 watch | det |
| 12 | watch | watch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 rabbit | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 thought | punct |
| 14 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 thought | nsubj |
| 15 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 thought | nsubj |
| 16 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 watch | parataxis |
| 17 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 ordinary | cop |
| 18 | rather | rather | ADV | _ | 19 ordinary | advmod |
| 19 | ordinary | ordinary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 thought | ccomp |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 sensible | cc |
| 21 | sensible | sensible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 ordinary | conj |
| 22 | for | for | ADP | _ | 24 Rabbit | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 Rabbit | det |
| 24 | Rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 ordinary | obl |
| 25 | to | to | PART | _ | 26 own | mark |
| 26 | own | own | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 ordinary | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | amaze | past · passive | the talking rabbit and the watch | She | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | think speech: other | past | the watch | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is | past | for the Rabbit; ordinary property | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | be | tree rules | |||||||
| 5 | own | to-infinitive | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
Option 4
The talking amazed her at once, but she thought the watch was perfectly natural for a rabbit to carry about
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 talking | det |
| 2 | talking | talking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 amazed | nsubj |
| 3 | amazed | amaze | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 amazed | obj |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 once | case |
| 6 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 3 amazed | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 thought | punct |
| 8 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 10 thought | cc |
| 9 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 thought | nsubj |
| 10 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 amazed | conj |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 watch | det |
| 12 | watch | watch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 natural | nsubj |
| 13 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 natural | cop |
| 14 | perfectly | perfectly | ADV | _ | 15 natural | advmod |
| 15 | natural | natural | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 thought | ccomp |
| 16 | for | for | ADP | _ | 18 rabbit | case |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 rabbit | det |
| 18 | rabbit | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 natural | obl |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 20 carry | mark |
| 20 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 natural | csubj |
| 21 | about | about | ADV | _ | 20 carry | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | amaze | past | the talking | her = she | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | think speech: other | past | talking | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is | past | the watch | for a rabbit; natural, perfectly property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | carry | to-infinitive | about property | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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