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title: Tom at confession: «I played with matches and burned myself». Father… — Going where you're not allowed · tree and pragmatics
description: Tom at confession: «I played with matches and burned myself». Father: «Have you told your father?» Why does it matter? Test 7 · ★★ of lesson 349 «Going where you're not allowed» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Test 7 · ★★ · Going where you're not allowed

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Tom at confession: «I played with matches and burned myself». Father: «Have you told your father?» Why does it matter?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Tom, you · **What happens:** play, burn, tell, matter · **To what, where:** myself, father, confession · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 349 «Going where you're not allowed» 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/349-going-where-youre-not-allowed/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Tom at confession: «I played with matches and burned myself».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:349-going-where-youre-not-allowed:t7:1
# text = Tom at confession: «I played with matches and burned myself».
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	confession	confession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	matches	match	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	burned	burn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** *in a quote* | past | Tom at confession |  |  |  |  | with matches | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with match=Theme |
| 2 | **burn** *in a quote* | past | Tom at confession *not said here* | myself |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent myself=Theme |

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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:* Father: «Have you told your father?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:349-going-where-youre-not-allowed:t7:2
# text = Father: «Have you told your father?»
1	Father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	dislocated	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present · perfect | you |  | your father |  |  | Father *dislocated* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent father=Recipient |

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*Sentence 3:* Why does it matter?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:349-going-where-youre-not-allowed:t7:3
# text = Why does it matter?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	expl	_	_
4	matter	matter	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 | **matter** | present · do-support |  | confession |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Dad needs to know so Tom stays safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:349-going-where-youre-not-allowed:t7:o1:1
# text = Dad needs to know so Tom stays safe
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **know** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Dad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **stay** | present | Tom |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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So Dad can hide the matches from himself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:349-going-where-youre-not-allowed:t7:o2:1
# text = So Dad can hide the matches from himself
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	matches	match	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | can | Dad | the matches |  |  |  | from Dad | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent match=Patient from himself=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Dads must punish everything they find out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:349-going-where-youre-not-allowed:t7:o3:1
# text = Dads must punish everything they find out
1	Dads	dad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	punish	punish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **punish** | must | Dads | everything |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Patient |
| 2 | **find out** | present | Dads *= dad* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It doesn't matter any more after confession

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:349-going-where-youre-not-allowed:t7:o4:1
# text = It doesn't matter any more after confession
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	any	any	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	confession	confession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | It |  |  |  | after confession |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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