--- title: Teacher: «The history shows this file was never opened, Ryan.» What… — Putting the blame on someone else · tree and pragmatics description: Teacher: «The history shows this file was never opened, Ryan.» What should Ryan say? Test 5 of lesson 344 «Putting the blame on someone else» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else/t5/) [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/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Putting the blame on someone else](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else/) / t5 # Test 5 · Putting the blame on someone else Teacher: «The history shows this file was never opened, Ryan.» What should Ryan say? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Teacher, Ryan · **What happens:** show, not open, say · **To what, where:** file · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 5 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/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Teacher: «The history shows this file was never opened, Ryan.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t5:1 # text = Teacher: «The history shows this file was never opened, Ryan.» 1 Teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 history history NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _ 8 file file NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux:pass _ _ 10 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 opened open VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 Ryan Ryan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** *in a quote* | present | Teacher | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **open** *in a quote* | past · passive | | this file | | | | Ryan *obl* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=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:* What should Ryan say? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t5:2 # text = What should Ryan say? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 Ryan Ryan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | should | Ryan | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} «The computer is lying» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t5:o1:1 # text = «The computer is lying» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 computer computer NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 lying lie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** *in a quote* | present · progressive | the computer | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} «My brother deleted the history» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t5:o2:1 # text = «My brother deleted the history» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 deleted delete VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 history history NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 » » PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **delete** *in a quote* | past | My brother | the history | | | | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent history=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} «Your computer is broken» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t5:o3:1 # text = «Your computer is broken» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 computer computer NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **break** *in a quote* | present · passive | | Your computer | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} «I never did it. Sorry, I'll do it now» *Sentence 1:* «I never did it. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t5:o4:1 # text = «I never did it. 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **do** *in a quote* | past | I | it | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | *Sentence 2:* Sorry, I'll do it now» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else:t5:o4:2 # text = Sorry, I'll do it now» 1 Sorry sorry INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | future | I | it | | | now | | 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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