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title: Big sister: "If it came on the TV, it's your fault for having the TV… — Landing on an 18 film by accident: how… · tree and pragmatics
description: Big sister: "If it came on the TV, it's your fault for having the TV on." Put her right. Test 9 · ★ of lesson 58 «Landing on an 18 film by accident: how it happens and how it feels» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Test 9 · ★ · Landing on an 18 film by accident: how it happens and how…

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Big sister: "If it came on the TV, it's your fault for having the TV on." Put her right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** it, Big sister, fault, you · **What happens:** come, be, have on, put · **To what, where:** TV, fault, her

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 58 «Landing on an 18 film by accident: how it happens and how it feels» of the adult life 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/adult-life/58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Big sister: "If it came on the TV, it's your fault for having the TV on."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t9:1
# text = Big sister: "If it came on the TV, it's your fault for having the TV on."
1	Big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
16	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | past | it |  |  | the TV |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on tv=Location |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Big sister | your fault |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have on** *in a quote* | gerund | your fault *not said here* | the TV |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tv=Patient |

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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:* Put her right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t9:2
# text = Put her right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She's right, TV is always risky

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t9:o1:1
# text = She's right, TV is always risky
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	risky	risky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | TV |  |  |  |  | always, risky *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It's Mum's fault for buying a TV

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t9:o2:1
# text = It's Mum's fault for buying a TV
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	buying	buy	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | Mum's fault |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | gerund | Mum's fault *not said here* | a TV |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tv=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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It's the fault of whoever made the TV

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t9:o3:1
# text = It's the fault of whoever made the TV
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	whoever	whoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the fault |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past | whoever | the TV |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tv=Product |

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

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It's an accident, not his fault

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:58-landing-on-an-18-film-by-accident:t9:o4:1
# text = It's an accident, not his fault
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a accident and his fault |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fault** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom fault «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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