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Test 3 · ★ of lesson 37 «Three ways of thinking: rules, consequences, character» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/37-rules-consequences-character/t3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/) / [Three ways of thinking: rules, consequ…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/37-rules-consequences-character/) / t3 # Test 3 · ★ · Three ways of thinking: rules, consequences, character mate, Jack's mum asked if he was at the park and i lied to cover for him cos he'd get grounded. no harm done right? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, Jack, i · **What happens:** ask, be, lie, cover, ground, do · **To what, where:** harm, park, Jack This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 37 «Three ways of thinking: rules, consequences, character» 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/37-rules-consequences-character/#t3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:37-rules-consequences-character:t3:1 # text = mate, Jack's mum asked if he was at the park and i lied to cover for him cos he'd get grounded. no harm done right? 1 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 Jack Jack PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 conj _ _ 6 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 if if SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 9 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 park park NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 ccomp _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 i I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 lied lie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 cover cover VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 advcl _ _ 18 for for ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 obl _ _ 20 cos cos SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 23 get get AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 24 aux:pass _ _ 24 grounded ground VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 17 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ 26 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 27 det _ _ 27 harm harm NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 28 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 27 acl _ _ 29 right right ADV RB _ 28 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 30 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | mate and Jack's mum | no harm | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent harm=Recipient | | 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | Jack | | | the park | | | tree rules | | 3 | **lie** | past | i | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **cover** | to-infinitive | i *not said here* | | | | | for Jack | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **ground** | would · passive | | Jack | | | | | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V ADVP»: subject=Destination | | 6 | **do** | participle | | no harm *not said here* | | | | right *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Totally fine, a mate always comes first whatever happens and whatever you said ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:37-rules-consequences-character:t3:o1:1 # text = Totally fine, a mate always comes first whatever happens and whatever you said 1 Totally totally ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 7 advmod _ _ 7 comes come VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 8 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 7 advmod _ _ 9 whatever whatever PRON WP PronType=Rel 10 nsubj _ _ 10 happens happen VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 whatever whatever PRON WP PronType=Rel 10 conj _ _ 13 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | present | a mate | | | | | always, first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **happen** | present | whatever | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | you | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Fine, because his mum will never find out, so nothing bad happened at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:37-rules-consequences-character:t3:o2:1 # text = Fine, because his mum will never find out, so nothing bad happened at all 1 Fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 6 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 7 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 parataxis _ _ 9 out out ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 11 so so ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 12 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 14 nsubj _ _ 13 bad bad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 14 happened happen VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 conj _ _ 15 at at ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 14 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **find out** | future | his mum | | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **happen** | participle | nothing | | | all | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at all=Location | ### Option 3 {#o3} Fine, because grown-ups lie all the time so children are allowed to as well ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:37-rules-consequences-character:t3:o3:1 # text = Fine, because grown-ups lie all the time so children are allowed to as well 1 Fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ups up NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 lie lie VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 8 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 10 det:predet _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl:unmarked _ _ 11 so so SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 12 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nsubj:pass _ _ 13 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 allowed allow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 advcl _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 16 as as ADV RB ExtPos=ADV 14 advmod _ _ 17 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 16 fixed _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grow** | participle | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **lie** | present | grown ups | | | | time | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **allow** | present · passive | | children | | | | | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Lying broke trust and a rule, and the "no harm" may not last; telling him to own up is wiser ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:37-rules-consequences-character:t3:o4:1 # text = Lying broke trust and a rule, and the "no harm" may not last; telling him to own up is wiser 1 Lying lie VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 nsubj _ _ 2 broke break VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 trust trust NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 rule rule NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 10 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 12 det _ _ 12 harm harm NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 " " PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ _ 14 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 15 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 16 advmod _ _ 16 last last VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ; ; PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 18 telling tell VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 24 csubj _ _ 19 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 iobj _ _ 20 to to PART TO _ 21 mark _ _ 21 own own VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 xcomp _ _ 22 up up ADP RP _ 21 compound:prt _ _ 23 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 cop _ _ 24 wiser wise ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 2 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | gerund | | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **break** | past | | trust and a rule | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer trust=Patient | | 3 | **not** **last** | may | the harm | | | | | | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | | | harm | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 5 | **own up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | | 6 | **is** | present | telling | | | | | wise *property* | tree rules | **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. 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