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# Test 9 · ★★★ · Olympiad: fair or unfair, chains of reasons and dilemmas ★★★

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Grandad: "Back in my day we just picked teams, best first. Fair's fair." What's a fair reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** we · **What happens:** pick, be · **To what, where:** teams, fair reply

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This is test 9 · ★★★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grandad: "Back in my day we just picked teams, best first.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas:t9:1
# text = Grandad: "Back in my day we just picked teams, best first.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Back	back	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	obj	_	_
14	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** *in a quote* | past | we | teams |  |  |  | first *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent team=Beneficiary good=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:* Fair's fair."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas:t9:2
# text = Fair's fair."
1	Fair	Fair	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* What's a fair reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas:t9:3
# text = What's a fair reply?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Picking the best first leaves the same kids last; drawing names or numbering off is fairer

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas:t9:o1:1
# text = Picking the best first leaves the same kids last; drawing names or numbering off is fairer
1	Picking	pick	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	1	obj	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	_
5	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	last	last	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	drawing	draw	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	csubj	_	_
12	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	numbering	number	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	conj	_	_
15	off	off	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	fairer	fair	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | gerund |  | the best |  |  |  | first *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Patient |
| 2 | **leave** | present | Picking |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **last** | present | the same kids |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **draw** | gerund |  | names |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 5 | **number off** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **is** | present | drawing |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The slowest should always be captain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas:t9:o2:1
# text = The slowest should always be captain
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	slowest	slow	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | should |  | captain |  |  |  | always *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teams should be picked by height

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas:t9:o3:1
# text = Teams should be picked by height
1	Teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	picked	pick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | should · passive | height | Teams |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, best first is the only fair way, because then the strongest players can win the match

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas:t9:o4:1
# text = Yes, best first is the only fair way, because then the strongest players can win the match
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	strongest	strong	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	15	amod	_	_
15	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the best only fair way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | can | the strongest players | the match |  |  | then |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality |

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