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title: Mr Ellis gives Josh, who uses a wheelchair, the room with the ramp.… — Virtues: honesty, fairness and kindness · tree and pragmatics
description: Mr Ellis gives Josh, who uses a wheelchair, the room with the ramp. "Not fair!" says a kid. Best-reasoned reply? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 34 «Virtues: honesty, fairness and kindness» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of ea
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# Test 4 · ★ · Virtues: honesty, fairness and kindness

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Mr Ellis gives Josh, who uses a wheelchair, the room with the ramp. "Not fair!" says a kid. Best-reasoned reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mr Ellis · **What happens:** give, use, say, reason · **To what, where:** Josh, wheelchair, kid, reply · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 34 «Virtues: honesty, fairness and kindness» 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/34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mr Ellis gives Josh, who uses a wheelchair, the room with the ramp. "

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness:t4:1
# text = Mr Ellis gives Josh, who uses a wheelchair, the room with the ramp. "
1	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Ellis	Ellis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Josh	Josh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wheelchair	wheelchair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	ramp	ramp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Mr Ellis |  | Josh |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent josh=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | present |  | a wheelchair |  |  |  | the room with the ramp *obl* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheelchair=Patient |

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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:* Not fair!" says a kid.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness:t4:2
# text = Not fair!" says a kid.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present |  | a kid |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent kid=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* Best-reasoned reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness:t4:3
# text = Best-reasoned reply?
1	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	reasoned	reason	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reason** | participle |  | reply |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reply=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Who cares, it's Josh's problem, not ours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness:t4:o1:1
# text = Who cares, it's Josh's problem, not ours
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	Josh	Josh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	ours	our	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | present |  | ours |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | Josh's problem |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is fair because Mr Ellis is the teacher, end of

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness:t4:o2:1
# text = It is fair because Mr Ellis is the teacher, end of
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
2	is	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	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Ellis	Ellis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
```

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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** | present | Mr Ellis | the teacher and end |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It is fair: Josh needs the ramp to have the same chance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness:t4:o3:1
# text = It is fair: Josh needs the ramp to have the same chance
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	Josh	Josh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ramp	ramp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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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 | **need** | present | Josh | the ramp |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the ramp *not said here* | the same chance |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chance=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It isn't fair: everyone must have exactly the same room

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness:t4:o4:1
# text = It isn't fair: everyone must have exactly the same room
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
7	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | must | everyone | the same room |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Patient |

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