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title: It is given that a pupil allowed another to bear the blame for his o… — The lie nobody found out: carrying a s… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a pupil allowed another to bear the blame for his own act. Determine the course of action consistent with integrity. Exam question 2 of lesson 15 «The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Exam question 2 · The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret

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It is given that a pupil allowed another to bear the blame for his own act. Determine the course of action consistent with integrity.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pupil, you · **What happens:** give, allow, bear, act, determine · **To what, where:** It, pupil, blame, course

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 15 «The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a pupil allowed another to bear the blame for his own act.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:e2:1
# text = It is given that a pupil allowed another to bear the blame for his own act.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
8	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	blame	blame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **allow** | participle · passive |  | a pupil |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bear** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a pupil *not said here* | the blame |  |  |  | for pupil's own act | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer blame=Stimulus for act=Attribute |
| 4 | **act** |  | pupil |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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:* Determine the course of action consistent with integrity.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:e2:2
# text = Determine the course of action consistent with integrity.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	integrity	integrity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the course of action |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Insistence that the blamed pupil prove his innocence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:e2:o1:1
# text = Insistence that the blamed pupil prove his innocence
1	Insistence	insistence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	blamed	blame	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	acl	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	innocence	innocence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blame** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **prove** | infinitive | the blamed pupil | pupil's innocence |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent innocence=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Concealment pending the eventual discovery of the truth by others

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:e2:o2:1
# text = Concealment pending the eventual discovery of the truth by others
1	Concealment	concealment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	pending	pend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	eventual	eventual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pend** | gerund | Concealment *not said here* | the eventual discovery of the truth |  |  |  | by others | tree rules |
| 2 | **discover** |  |  | the truth |  |  |  |  | nom discovery «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Continued silence, since the matter has been concluded

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:e2:o3:1
# text = Continued silence, since the matter has been concluded
1	Continued	continue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	concluded	conclude	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **continue** | participle |  | silence |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent silence=Theme |
| 2 | **conclude** | present · perfect · passive |  | the matter |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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Acknowledgement of responsibility, notwithstanding the delay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:e2:o4:1
# text = Acknowledgement of responsibility, notwithstanding the delay
1	Acknowledgement	acknowledgement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	notwithstanding	notwithstand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notwithstand** | gerund |  | the delay |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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