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title: Isla thinks, "I laughed, so I'm as bad as the bullies forever." What… — The lie nobody found out: carrying a s… · tree and pragmatics
description: Isla thinks, "I laughed, so I'm as bad as the bullies forever." What's a fairer thought? Test 10 · ★ 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 of the question and of each option; Mova's choice
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# Test 10 · ★ · The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret

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Isla thinks, "I laughed, so I'm as bad as the bullies forever." What's a fairer thought?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Isla · **What happens:** think, laugh, be · **To what, where:** fairer thought · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 15 «The lie nobody found out: carrying a secret» of the reflection 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/reflection/15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Isla thinks, "I laughed, so I'm as bad as the bullies forever."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:t10:1
# text = Isla thinks, "I laughed, so I'm as bad as the bullies forever."
1	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	as	as	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	bullies	bully	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Isla |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **laugh** *in a quote* | past | Isla |  |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Isla |  |  |  |  | as the bullies; bad *property* | tree rules |

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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:* What's a fairer thought?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:t10:2
# text = What's a fairer thought?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fairer	fair	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a fairer thought |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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I'm exactly as bad as them now, so nothing I do can ever change it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:t10:o1:1
# text = I'm exactly as bad as them now, so nothing I do can ever change it
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
11	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	16	nsubj	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	16	advmod	_	_
16	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  | now | as them *= they*; bad, exactly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **change** | can | nothing | it |  |  | ever |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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I laughed out of fear; I can say sorry and stand up next time

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:t10:o2:1
# text = I laughed out of fear; I can say sorry and stand up next time
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
10	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | I |  |  | fear |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: apologize* | can | I |  |  |  |  | sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **stand up** | infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It doesn't matter because I didn't start it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:t10:o3:1
# text = It doesn't matter because I didn't start it
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	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **start** | past · do-support | I | it |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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My friend should have laughed too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:15-the-lie-nobody-found-out-carrying-a-secret:t10:o4:1
# text = My friend should have laughed too
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux	_	_
5	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | should · perfect | My friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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