--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Playing fair and cheating in games · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the alteration of rules halfway through a game in order to win? 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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/everyday/200-cheating-in-games/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:200-cheating-in-games:e1:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the alteration of rules halfway through a game in order to win? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 amod _ _ 5 statements statement NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 nmod _ _ 6 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 7 advmod _ _ 7 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 characterises characteris VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 alteration alteration NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nmod _ _ 13 halfway halfway ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 14 through through ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 17 in in SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 20 mark _ _ 18 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 fixed _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 20 win win VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **characteris** | present | | the alteration of rules | | a game | | accurately, halfway *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **win** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **alter** | | | rules | | | | | nom alteration «event transitive»: of=patient | 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It is cheating ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:200-cheating-in-games:e1:o1:1 # text = It is cheating 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 cheating cheat VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cheat** | present · progressive | It | | | | | | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} It is fair if one is losing ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:200-cheating-in-games:e1:o2:1 # text = It is fair if one is losing 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 expl _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 if if SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 7 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 losing lose VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | fair *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **lose** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · progressive | one | | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} It is permitted once a game ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:200-cheating-in-games:e1:o3:1 # text = It is permitted once a game 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 permitted permit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 once once SCONJ IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **permit** | present · passive | | It | | | | once a game | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is a clever tactic ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:200-cheating-in-games:e1:o4:1 # text = It is a clever tactic 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 clever clever ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 tactic tactic NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a clever tactic | | | | | tree rules | **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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