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title: Dad is fuming: "Some idiot scraped my car in the car park!" Leo stay… — Owning up when it is hard · tree and pragmatics
description: Dad is fuming: "Some idiot scraped my car in the car park!" Leo stays quiet. Is staying quiet OK? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 91 «Owning up when it is hard» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was 
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# Test 3 · ★ · Owning up when it is hard

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Dad is fuming: "Some idiot scraped my car in the car park!" Leo stays quiet. Is staying quiet OK?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad, idiot, Leo · **What happens:** fume, scrape, stay · **To what, where:** car, car park, quiet OK · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 91 «Owning up when it is hard» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad is fuming: "Some idiot scraped my car in the car park!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t3:1
# text = Dad is fuming: "Some idiot scraped my car in the car park!"
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fuming	fume	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	idiot	idiot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	scraped	scrape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fume** | present · progressive | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **scrape** *in a quote* | past | some idiot | my car |  | the car park |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent car=Theme in park=Trajectory |

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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:* Leo stays quiet.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t3:2
# text = Leo stays quiet.
1	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | Leo |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* Is staying quiet OK?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t3:3
# text = Is staying quiet OK?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	aux	_	_
2	staying	stay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	OK	ok	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present · progressive |  | quiet OK |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme ok=Location |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes; the stranger will never find out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t3:o1:1
# text = Yes; the stranger will never find out
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **find out** | future | the stranger |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

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

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No; letting Dad believe something false on purpose is close to lying

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t3:o2:1
# text = No; letting Dad believe something false on purpose is close to lying
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	letting	let	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
4	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
12	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | infinitive | Dad | something |  | purpose |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | present | letting |  |  |  |  | close *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **lie** | gerund | letting *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No, but only because Dad might check the cameras

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t3:o3:1
# text = No, but only because Dad might check the cameras
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cameras	camera	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | might | Dad | the cameras |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camera=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Yes; Dad said it, not Leo, so it's not a lie

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t3:o4:1
# text = Yes; Dad said it, not Leo, so it's not a lie
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Dad | it |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | it | a lie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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