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description: Whereas a pupil has discovered an error in a game permitting certain victory, select the response most consistent with the principles of fair play. Exam question 3 of lesson 408 «Smurfs, cheaters and «infinite coins»» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 3 · Smurfs, cheaters and «infinite coins»

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Whereas a pupil has discovered an error in a game permitting certain victory, select the response most consistent with the principles of fair play.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** game, you · **What happens:** discover, permit, select · **To what, where:** pupil, certain victory, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 408 «Smurfs, cheaters and «infinite coins»» 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/408-smurfs-cheaters-and-hacks/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:408-smurfs-cheaters-and-hacks:e3:1
# text = Whereas a pupil has discovered an error in a game permitting certain victory, select the response most consistent with the principles of fair play.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	advcl	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	permitting	permit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	victory	victory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
15	select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	19	advmod	_	_
19	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	principles	principle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discover** | present · perfect · passive |  | a pupil |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **permit** | gerund | a game *not said here* | certain victory |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent victory=Theme |
| 3 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The error ought to be exploited in every match until it is corrected by the developers

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:408-smurfs-cheaters-and-hacks:e3:o1:1
# text = The error ought to be exploited in every match until it is corrected by the developers
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	exploited	exploit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	corrected	correct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	developers	developer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exploit** | ought · passive |  | the error |  | every match |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | present · passive | the developers | error |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

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

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The error ought not to be exploited and ought to be reported to the developers

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:408-smurfs-cheaters-and-hacks:e3:o2:1
# text = The error ought not to be exploited and ought to be reported to the developers
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	exploited	exploit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	developers	developer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **exploit** | ought · passive |  | the error |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **report** | ought · passive |  |  |  |  |  | to the developers | vn subordinate-95.2.1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: to developer=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The error ought to be offered for sale to other participants

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:408-smurfs-cheaters-and-hacks:e3:o3:1
# text = The error ought to be offered for sale to other participants
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	participants	participant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | ought · passive |  | the error |  |  |  | to other participants *goal*; for sale | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme to participant=Goal |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The error ought to be disclosed solely to the pupil's own team

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:408-smurfs-cheaters-and-hacks:e3:o4:1
# text = The error ought to be disclosed solely to the pupil's own team
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	disclosed	disclose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disclose** | ought · passive |  | the error | the pupil's own team |  |  | solely *property* | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to team=Recipient |

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