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description: There are 9 sweets and 3 kids; Ollie, the biggest, takes 5 "cos I'm bigger". Is his reason fair? Test 8 · ★ 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 each option; Mova'
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# Test 8 · ★ · Virtues: honesty, fairness and kindness

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There are 9 sweets and 3 kids; Ollie, the biggest, takes 5 "cos I'm bigger". Is his reason fair?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** 9 sweets, Ollie, I, reason · **What happens:** be, take · **To what, where:** 5

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* There are 9 sweets and 3 kids; Ollie, the biggest, takes 5 "cos I'm bigger".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness:t8:1
# text = There are 9 sweets and 3 kids; Ollie, the biggest, takes 5 "cos I'm bigger".
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
15	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	obj	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
18	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | 9 sweets and 3 kids |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **take** | present | Ollie | 5 |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |

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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:* Is his reason fair?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness:t8:2
# text = Is his reason fair?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ollie's reason |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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No, being bigger does not give a fair claim to more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness:t8:o1:1
# text = No, being bigger does not give a fair claim to more
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	csubj	_	_
5	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **give** | present · do-support |  | a fair claim | more |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent claim=Theme to more=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No, but only because sweets are unhealthy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness:t8:o2:1
# text = No, but only because sweets are unhealthy
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	unhealthy	unhealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | sweets |  |  |  |  | unhealthy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, because he got there first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness:t8:o3:1
# text = Yes, because he got there first
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | he |  |  | there |  | first *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, bigger people always deserve more because they need more food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:34-honesty-fairness-and-kindness:t8:o4:1
# text = Yes, bigger people always deserve more because they need more food
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	deserve	deserve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deserve** | present | bigger people |  |  |  |  | always *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | present | people | more food |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot food=Theme |

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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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