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# Test 17 · ★ · Why people lie, harmful lies and cheating in games and marks

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did u hear a kid swallowed a button battery and lied to the doctor that he "ate a sweet", and "it nearly burnt through his throat". lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, kid, sweet · **What happens:** hear, swallow, lie, eat, burnt · **To what, where:** lesson, button battery, sweet, throat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 312 «Why people lie, harmful lies and cheating in games and marks» of the everyday 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/everyday/312-honest-reasons-false-alarms-and-fair-marks/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:312-honest-reasons-false-alarms-and-fair-marks:t17:1
# text = did u hear a kid swallowed a button battery and lied to the doctor that he "ate a sweet", and "it nearly burnt through his throat". lesson?
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	swallowed	swallow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	button	button	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	battery	battery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	lied	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	sweet	sweet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
24	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
26	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	burnt	burnt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
28	through	through	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
30	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
33	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u | lesson |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **swallow** | past | a kid | a button battery |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lie** | past | a kid *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the doctor | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **eat** *in a quote* | past | kid | a sweet |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient |
| 5 | **burnt** *in a quote* | past | sweet |  |  | kid's throat |  | nearly *property* | tree rules |

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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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It's fine to hide what you swallowed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:312-honest-reasons-false-alarms-and-fair-marks:t17:o1:1
# text = It's fine to hide what you swallowed
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	swallowed	swallow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hide** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient |
| 3 | **swallow** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Tell doctors the truth; they need true facts to treat you

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:312-honest-reasons-false-alarms-and-fair-marks:t17:o2:1
# text = Tell doctors the truth; they need true facts to treat you
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	iobj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	treat	treat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the truth | doctors |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent doctor=Recipient truth=Topic |
| 2 | **need** | present | doctors *= doctor* | true facts |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot fact=Theme |
| 3 | **treat** | to-infinitive | doctors *= doctor* *not said here* |  | you |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Button batteries are harmless

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:312-honest-reasons-false-alarms-and-fair-marks:t17:o3:1
# text = Button batteries are harmless
1	Button	button	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	batteries	battery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doctors can always guess what happened, so the truth doesn't matter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:312-honest-reasons-false-alarms-and-fair-marks:t17:o4:1
# text = Doctors can always guess what happened, so the truth doesn't matter
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
6	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | can | Doctors |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | the truth |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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