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# Exam question 1 · Saying no honestly, harmful lies, cheating in games and te…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the lesson of «The Boy Who Cried Wolf»?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Boy · **What happens:** follow, characteris, cry · **To what, where:** lesson

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 333 «Saying no honestly, harmful lies, cheating in games and tests, jokes and teasing» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/333-saying-no-honestly-harmful-lies-cheating-jokes-and-teasing/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:333-saying-no-honestly-harmful-lies-cheating-jokes-and-teasing:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the lesson of «The Boy Who Cried Wolf»?
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	8	obl	_	_
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	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Boy	Boy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	Cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	Wolf	Wolf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 lesson of the Boy |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* *in a quote* | past | the Boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Liars are always believed in the end, however often they lie

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:333-saying-no-honestly-harmful-lies-cheating-jokes-and-teasing:e1:o1:1
# text = Liars are always believed in the end, however often they lie
1	Liars	liar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	however	however	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	lie	lie	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present · passive |  | Liars |  |  | in the end | always *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lie** | present | Liars *= liar* |  |  |  |  | however, often *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Wolves attack only shepherds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:333-saying-no-honestly-harmful-lies-cheating-jokes-and-teasing:e1:o2:1
# text = Wolves attack only shepherds
1	Wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	attack	attack	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	shepherds	shepherd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attack** | present | Wolves | shepherds |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shepherd=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Crying for help is always wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:333-saying-no-honestly-harmful-lies-cheating-jokes-and-teasing:e1:o3:1
# text = Crying for help is always wrong
1	Crying	cry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Crying |  |  |  |  | always, wrong *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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One who lies often is not believed when truly in need

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:333-saying-no-honestly-harmful-lies-cheating-jokes-and-teasing:e1:o4:1
# text = One who lies often is not believed when truly in need
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present |  |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **believe** | present · passive |  | One |  | need |  | truly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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