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title: A cartoon cyclist says «Using tech isn't doping, so it's not cheatin… — Cheating and doping, as reported · tree and pragmatics
description: A cartoon cyclist says «Using tech isn't doping, so it's not cheating». Correct it. Test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 64 «Cheating and doping, as reported» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 10 · ★★★ · Cheating and doping, as reported

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A cartoon cyclist says «Using tech isn't doping, so it's not cheating». Correct it.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cartoon cyclist, cyclist, you · **What happens:** say, use, not dope, not cheat, correct · **To what, where:** tech · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 64 «Cheating and doping, as reported» of the medicine 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/medicine/64-cheating-and-doping-as-reported/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A cartoon cyclist says «Using tech isn't doping, so it's not cheating».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:64-cheating-and-doping-as-reported:t10:1
# text = A cartoon cyclist says «Using tech isn't doping, so it's not cheating».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cyclist	cyclist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	ccomp	_	_
7	tech	tech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	doping	dope	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	cheating	cheat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a cartoon cyclist |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **use** *in a quote* | gerund |  | tech |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tech=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **dope** *in a quote* | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **cheat** *in a quote* | present · progressive | cyclist |  |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Correct it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:64-cheating-and-doping-as-reported:t10:2
# text = Correct it.
1	Correct	correct	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | imperative | you *not said here* | tech |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A hidden motor is cheating, like drugs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:64-cheating-and-doping-as-reported:t10:o1:1
# text = A hidden motor is cheating, like drugs
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	cheating	cheat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	drugs	drug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheat** | present · progressive | a hidden motor | drugs |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drug=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Only drugs count as cheating

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:64-cheating-and-doping-as-reported:t10:o2:1
# text = Only drugs count as cheating
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	drugs	drug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	count	count	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cheating	cheating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | present | drugs |  |  |  |  | as cheating | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as cheating=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Motors help everyone fairly, so they're not cheating

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:64-cheating-and-doping-as-reported:t10:o3:1
# text = Motors help everyone fairly, so they're not cheating
1	Motors	motor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	obj	_	_
4	fairly	fairly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	cheating	cheat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Motors |  | everyone |  |  | fairly *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **not** **cheat** | present · progressive | Motors *= motor* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Tech is always allowed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:64-cheating-and-doping-as-reported:t10:o4:1
# text = Tech is always allowed
1	Tech	tech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | present · passive |  | Tech |  |  |  | always *property* | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

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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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