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title: In a TV show, a kid breaks something and the camera shows him hiding… — When it was my fault: owning up and ma… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a TV show, a kid breaks something and the camera shows him hiding the evidence and getting away with it, all happy. What's unrealistic? Test 5 · ★★ of lesson 5 «When it was my fault: owning up and making it right» of the reflection course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Test 5 · ★★ · When it was my fault: owning up and making it right

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In a TV show, a kid breaks something and the camera shows him hiding the evidence and getting away with it, all happy. What's unrealistic?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** kid, camera · **What happens:** break, show, hide, get away, be · **To what, where:** something, TV show, kid, evidence

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This is test 5 · ★★ of lesson 5 «When it was my fault: owning up and making it right» 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/5-when-it-was-my-fault-owning-up-and-making-it-right/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a TV show, a kid breaks something and the camera shows him hiding the evidence and getting away with it, all happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:5-when-it-was-my-fault-owning-up-and-making-it-right:t5:1
# text = In a TV show, a kid breaks something and the camera shows him hiding the evidence and getting away with it, all happy.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	camera	camera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	iobj	_	_
15	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	xcomp	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	conj	_	_
20	away	away	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	25	det	_	_
25	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | present | a kid | something |  | a TV show |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Patient |
| 2 | **show** | present | the camera |  | kid |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hide** | gerund | the camera *not said here* | the evidence |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evidence=Patient |
| 4 | **get away** | gerund | the camera *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with camera; away *property* | vn withdraw-82-2 «NP V»: agent=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:* What's unrealistic?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:5-when-it-was-my-fault-owning-up-and-making-it-right:t5:2
# text = What's unrealistic?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	unrealistic	unrealistic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

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

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Hiding things usually makes guilt grow, not disappear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:5-when-it-was-my-fault-owning-up-and-making-it-right:t5:o1:1
# text = Hiding things usually makes guilt grow, not disappear
1	Hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	disappear	disappear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | gerund |  | things |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present | Hiding | guilt |  |  |  | usually *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **grow** | infinitive | guilt *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **disappear** | infinitive | guilt *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nothing; hiding things always makes people happy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:5-when-it-was-my-fault-owning-up-and-making-it-right:t5:o2:1
# text = Nothing; hiding things always makes people happy
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | gerund |  | things |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present | Nothing | people |  |  |  | always, happy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material people=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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In real life nobody ever breaks anything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:5-when-it-was-my-fault-owning-up-and-making-it-right:t5:o3:1
# text = In real life nobody ever breaks anything
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	_
5	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
6	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | present | nobody | anything |  | real life | ever |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anything=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Real kids always get caught within one minute

```conllu
# sent_id = question:reflection:5-when-it-was-my-fault-owning-up-and-making-it-right:t5:o4:1
# text = Real kids always get caught within one minute
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
4	get	get	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | present · passive |  | Real kids |  |  | minute | always *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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