--- title: Theo thinks, "if I tell, my mate gets sent to jail." What is more li… — Old guilt: secrets that grow and how t… · tree and pragmatics description: Theo thinks, "if I tell, my mate gets sent to jail." What is more likely? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 17 «Old guilt: secrets that grow and how to let them go» 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 was wro --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/17-old-guilt-secrets-that-grow-and-how-to-let-them-go/t8/) [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/) / [Reflection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/) / [Old guilt: secrets that grow and how t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/reflection/17-old-guilt-secrets-that-grow-and-how-to-let-them-go/) / t8 # Test 8 · ★ · Old guilt: secrets that grow and how to let them go Theo thinks, "if I tell, my mate gets sent to jail." What is more likely? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Theo · **What happens:** think, tell, send, be · **To what, where:** mate, jail · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 17 «Old guilt: secrets that grow and how to let them go» 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/17-old-guilt-secrets-that-grow-and-how-to-let-them-go/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Theo thinks, "if I tell, my mate gets sent to jail." ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:17-old-guilt-secrets-that-grow-and-how-to-let-them-go:t8:1 # text = Theo thinks, "if I tell, my mate gets sent to jail." 1 Theo Theo 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 , _ 12 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 if if SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 tell tell VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 9 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 gets get AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 sent send VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 13 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 jail jail NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Theo | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | Theo | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **send** *in a quote* | present · passive | | my mate | | jail | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to jail=Destination | 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 is more likely? ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:17-old-guilt-secrets-that-grow-and-how-to-let-them-go:t8:2 # text = What is more likely? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 4 advmod _ _ 4 likely likely ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | likely *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Nothing will happen and the dreams will get worse ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:17-old-guilt-secrets-that-grow-and-how-to-let-them-go:t8:o1:1 # text = Nothing will happen and the dreams will get worse 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 3 nsubj _ _ 2 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 happen happen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 dreams dream NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 7 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 9 worse bad ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 8 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **happen** | future | Nothing | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **get** | future | the dreams | | | | | bad *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 2 {#o2} His mum will be cross that he ever had dreams ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:17-old-guilt-secrets-that-grow-and-how-to-let-them-go:t8:o2:1 # text = His mum will be cross that he ever had dreams 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 cop _ _ 5 cross cross ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 9 advmod _ _ 9 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 10 dreams dream NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | future | His mum | | | | | cross *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **have** | past | he | dreams | | | ever | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dream=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} His friend will be sent to prison for showing a video ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:17-old-guilt-secrets-that-grow-and-how-to-let-them-go:t8:o3:1 # text = His friend will be sent to prison for showing a video 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 sent send VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 prison prison NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 8 for for SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 9 showing show VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 video video NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **send** | future · passive | | His friend | | prison | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to prison=Destination | | 2 | **show** | gerund | | a video | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent video=Recipient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} A grown-up will help both boys ```conllu # sent_id = question:reflection:17-old-guilt-secrets-that-grow-and-how-to-let-them-go:t8:o4:1 # text = A grown-up will help both boys 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 up up NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 8 det _ _ 8 boys boy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grow** | participle | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **help** | future | a grown up | | both boys | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Beneficiary | **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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