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# Test 3 · ★★★ · Olympiad: fair or unfair, chains of reasons and dilemmas ★★★

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One kid flicks paint and nobody owns up, so Miss keeps y'all in at break. A reasoned view?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** One kid, nobody, Miss · **What happens:** flick, own up, keep · **To what, where:** paint, break

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This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 103 «Olympiad: fair or unfair, chains of reasons and dilemmas ★★★» 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/103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* One kid flicks paint and nobody owns up, so Miss keeps y'all in at break.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas:t3:1
# text = One kid flicks paint and nobody owns up, so Miss keeps y'all in at break.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flicks	flick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj	_	_
7	owns	own	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	y'all	y'all	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	break	break	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flick** | present | One kid | paint |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paint=Theme |
| 2 | **own up** | present | nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **keep** | present | Miss |  |  | break |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent at break=Location |

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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:* A reasoned view?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas:t3:2
# text = A reasoned view?
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	reasoned	reasoned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It's unfair because breaks are never allowed to be stopped

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas:t3:o1:1
# text = It's unfair because breaks are never allowed to be stopped
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	breaks	break	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	stopped	stop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | breaks |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | breaks *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It's fair only if the class is very big

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas:t3:o2:1
# text = It's fair only if the class is very big
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the class |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's always perfectly fair, end of

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas:t3:o3:1
# text = It's always perfectly fair, end of
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
4	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  | of end | always, fair, perfectly *property* | tree rules |

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

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Many feel it's unfair to punish everyone, though some say it pushes the guilty one to own up

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas:t3:o4:1
# text = Many feel it's unfair to punish everyone, though some say it pushes the guilty one to own up
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	punish	punish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	nsubj	_	_
12	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	pushes	push	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	guilty	guilty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	own	own	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl	_	_
20	up	up	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | Many |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **punish** | to-infinitive |  | everyone |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Patient |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | some |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **push** | present | it | the guilty one |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |
| 6 | **own up** | to-infinitive |  | the guilty one *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |

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