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title: What would happen if Harry kept blaming his sister for Buster leaving? — Living with loss: keeping memories, an… · tree and pragmatics
description: What would happen if Harry kept blaming his sister for Buster leaving? Test 5 of lesson 3 «Living with loss: keeping memories, and loss that isn't death» 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 w
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# Test 5 · Living with loss: keeping memories, and loss that isn't de…

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What would happen if Harry kept blaming his sister for Buster leaving?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Harry, blaming · **What happens:** happen, keep, blame, leave · **To what, where:** sister

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This is test 5 of lesson 3 «Living with loss: keeping memories, and loss that isn't death» 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/3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:t5:1
# text = What would happen if Harry kept blaming his sister for Buster leaving?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	Harry	Harry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	blaming	blame	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	csubj	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Buster	buster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | Harry |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **blame** | gerund |  | Harry's sister |  |  |  | for Buster | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent sister=Theme for buster=Attribute |
| 4 | **leave** | gerund | blaming |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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His sister would grow out of her allergy faster if he kept on at her

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:t5:o1:1
# text = His sister would grow out of her allergy faster if he kept on at her
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	allergy	allergy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow out** | would | His sister | sister's allergy |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location allergy=Theme |
| 2 | **keep on** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | he |  |  |  |  | at sister | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent at she=Location |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He would be unfair to her, and it would hurt them both

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:t5:o2:1
# text = He would be unfair to her, and it would hurt them both
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | would | He |  | her *= she* |  |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hurt** | would | it | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer both=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Buster would be sent back to live with the family again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:t5:o3:1
# text = Buster would be sent back to live with the family again
1	Buster	buster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send back** | would · passive |  | Buster |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **live** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | again | with the family | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with family=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Nothing bad; blaming somebody always helps sad feelings get better

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:3-living-with-loss-keeping-memories-and-loss-that-isn-t-death:t5:o4:1
# text = Nothing bad; blaming somebody always helps sad feelings get better
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	blaming	blame	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	csubj	_	_
5	somebody	somebody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
11	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blame** | gerund |  | somebody |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent somebody=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | present | blaming |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **get** | present | sad feelings |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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