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title: "Swear you won't tell, or I'll hate you for ever," says Tia's friend… — Olympiad practice: the hardest cases · tree and pragmatics
description: "Swear you won't tell, or I'll hate you for ever," says Tia's friend, packing a bag. What is the right move? Test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 100 «Olympiad practice: the hardest cases» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Test 2 · ★★★ · Olympiad practice: the hardest cases

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"Swear you won't tell, or I'll hate you for ever," says Tia's friend, packing a bag. What is the right move?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, friend, right move · **What happens:** swear, not tell, hate, say, pack, be · **To what, where:** you, bag · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 100 «Olympiad practice: the hardest cases» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "Swear you won't tell, or I'll hate you for ever," says Tia's friend, packing a bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases:t2:1
# text = "Swear you won't tell, or I'll hate you for ever," says Tia's friend, packing a bag.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Swear	swear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	ccomp	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	hate	hate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
17	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	Tia	Tia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	packing	pack	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	conj	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swear** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | future | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hate** *in a quote* | future | Tia's friend *= friend* | you |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus for ever=Attribute |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Tia's friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **pack** | gerund | Tia's friend *not said here* | a bag |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent bag=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the right move?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases:t2:2
# text = What is the right move?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the right move |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Keep the promise and hope she's OK, because a promise to a friend is sacred

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases:t2:o1:1
# text = Keep the promise and hope she's OK, because a promise to a friend is sacred
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	OK	ok	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
10	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	sacred	sacred	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | the promise |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme |
| 2 | **hope** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | ok *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present | a promise to a friend |  |  |  |  | sacred *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Help her pack so she's safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases:t2:o2:1
# text = Help her pack so she's safe
1	Help	help	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	pack	pack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | imperative | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **pack** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Tell a trusted adult right now; her safety matters more than the promise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases:t2:o3:1
# text = Tell a trusted adult right now; her safety matters more than the promise
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	right	right	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
11	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
12	than	than	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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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* |  | a trusted adult |  | now |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 2 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **matter** | present | adult's safety |  |  |  |  | than the promise | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Tell her to wait until summer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases:t2:o4:1
# text = Tell her to wait until summer
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	until	until	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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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* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **wait** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | summer |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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