--- title: Friend's dad: «I've paid for that swing. My son swears it wasn't him… — Putting the blame on someone else · tree and pragmatics description: Friend's dad: «I've paid for that swing. My son swears it wasn't him.» The boy did it. What's right? 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What's right? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, son, Friend, boy · **What happens:** pay, swear, not be, do, be · **To what, where:** dad, him, Friend This is test 4 of lesson 344 «Putting the blame on someone else» of the everyday 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/everyday/344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Friend's dad: «I've paid for that swing. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t4:1 # text = Friend's dad: «I've paid for that swing. 1 Friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 've have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 paid pay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 3 acl:relcl _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 11 det _ _ 11 swing swing NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I | Friend's dad *not said here* | | | | for that swing | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent dad=Asset for swing=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:* My son swears it wasn't him.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t4:2 # text = My son swears it wasn't him.» 1 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 swears swear VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 6 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **swear** | present | My son | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **not** **is a** | past | Friend | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* The boy did it. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t4:3 # text = The boy did it. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | the boy | Friend | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | *Sentence 4:* What's right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t4:4 # text = What's right? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 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 . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Say the swing was old and broke by itself ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t4:o1:1 # text = Say the swing was old and broke by itself 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 swing swing NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 ccomp _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 broke broke ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 itself itself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | the swing | | | | | by swing; old *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **be** | | the swing *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Tell the truth so his own parents pay ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t4:o2:1 # text = Tell the truth so his own parents pay 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 so so SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 6 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 parents parent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 8 pay pay VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the truth | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient | | 2 | **pay** | present | his own parents | | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Stay quiet, his friend's family can afford it ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t4:o3:1 # text = Stay quiet, his friend's family can afford it 1 Stay stay VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 quiet quiet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 afford afford VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 conj _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | quiet *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **afford** | can | his friend's family | friend | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Say they both did it together, half each ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t4:o4:1 # text = Say they both did it together, half each 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 4 nsubj _ _ 4 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 together together ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 half half ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac 9 advmod _ _ 9 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | each | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **do** | past | they | it | | | | together *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | **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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