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description: Leo: "I'm the one who TOLD you about it, Sir. That's like blaming the fire alarm for the fire." What should the teacher have done first? Test 8 of lesson 168 «The whole class punished, and "you didn't say no"» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of t
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# Test 8 · The whole class punished, and "you didn't say no"

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Leo: "I'm the one who TOLD you about it, Sir. That's like blaming the fire alarm for the fire." What should the teacher have done first?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Leo, one, That, teacher · **What happens:** be, tell, blame, do · **To what, where:** one, you, fire alarm · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 of lesson 168 «The whole class punished, and "you didn't say no"» of the world 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/world/168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Leo: "I'm the one who TOLD you about it, Sir.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t8:1
# text = Leo: "I'm the one who TOLD you about it, Sir.
1	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	TOLD	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	Sir	Sir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Leo | the one and Sir |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | the one and Sir |  | you |  |  | about it | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent you=Recipient about it=Topic |

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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:* That's like blaming the fire alarm for the fire."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t8:2
# text = That's like blaming the fire alarm for the fire."
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	blaming	blame	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blame** | present · progressive | That | the fire alarm |  |  |  | for the fire | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme for fire=Attribute |

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*Sentence 3:* What should the teacher have done first?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t8:3
# text = What should the teacher have done first?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should · perfect | the teacher |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Kept the whole class in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t8:o1:1
# text = Kept the whole class in
1	Kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past |  | the whole class |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent class=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Fixed the window himself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t8:o2:1
# text = Fixed the window himself
1	Fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | participle |  | the window |  |  |  | himself *= he* *obl* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent window=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Asked Leo what he saw

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t8:o3:1
# text = Asked Leo what he saw
1	Asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
2	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	iobj	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | participle |  |  | Leo |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent leo=Recipient |
| 2 | **see** | past | Leo |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Called Leo's parents straight away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:168-the-whole-class-punished-and-you-didnt-say-no:t8:o4:1
# text = Called Leo's parents straight away
1	Called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle |  |  | Leo's parents |  |  | away *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |

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