--- title: It is given that a borrower asserts that a loan was repaid, whereas… — Being lied to and how it feels · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that a borrower asserts that a loan was repaid, whereas the lender is certain it was not. Select the response consistent with the established advice. 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Select the response consistent with the established advice. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** borrower, lender, you · **What happens:** give, assert, repay, be, not be, select · **To what, where:** It, loan, response This is exam question 2 of lesson 452 «Being lied to and how it feels» 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/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/#e2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that a borrower asserts that a loan was repaid, whereas the lender is certain it was not. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels:e2:1 # text = It is given that a borrower asserts that a loan was repaid, whereas the lender is certain it was not. 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 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 borrower borrower NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 asserts assert VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 8 that that SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 loan loan NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 repaid repay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 14 whereas whereas SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 lender lender NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 17 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 18 certain certain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 advcl _ _ 19 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 20 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 ccomp _ _ 21 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 20 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **assert** | present | a borrower | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **repay** | past · passive | | a loan | | | | | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | | 4 | **is** | present | the lender | | | | | certain *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **not** **be** | past | lender | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with the established advice. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels:e2:2 # text = Select the response consistent with the established advice. 1 Select select VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 response response NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 consistent consistent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 established establish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 amod _ _ 8 advice advice NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | | 2 | **establish** | participle | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} The lender should accept the borrower's assertion ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels:e2:o1:1 # text = The lender should accept the borrower's assertion 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 lender lender NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 accept accept VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 borrower borrower NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 assertion assertion NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **accept** | should | the lender | the borrower's assertion | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assertion=Theme | | 2 | **assert** | | the borrower | | | | | | nom assertion «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} The lender should repay the sum herself ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels:e2:o2:1 # text = The lender should repay the sum herself 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 lender lender NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 repay repay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 sum sum NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **repay** | should | the lender | the sum | | | | lender *obl* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sum=Recipient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The lender should rely upon her own knowledge and inform a trusted adult ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels:e2:o3:1 # text = The lender should rely upon her own knowledge and inform a trusted adult 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 lender lender NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 rely rely VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 upon upon ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 7 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 knowledge knowledge NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 inform inform VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 trusted trust VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 amod _ _ 13 adult adult NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rely** | should | the lender | | | | | upon lender's own knowledge | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **inform** *speech: other* | infinitive | the lender *not said here* | | a trusted adult | | | | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient | | 3 | **trust** | participle | | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} The lender should conceal the matter ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels:e2:o4:1 # text = The lender should conceal the matter 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 lender lender NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 conceal conceal VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 matter matter NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **conceal** | should | the lender | the matter | | | | | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Patient | **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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