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title: shut up about rules, ur just being nice so people like u — The Golden Rule in many traditions · tree and pragmatics
description: shut up about rules, ur just being nice so people like u Test 11 of lesson 38 «The Golden Rule in many traditions» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 11 · The Golden Rule in many traditions

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shut up about rules, ur just being nice so people like u

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** shut up, be

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This is test 11 of lesson 38 «The Golden Rule in many traditions» 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/38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t11:1
# text = shut up about rules, ur just being nice so people like u
1	shut	shut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
9	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shut up** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about rules | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | so people like u; nice *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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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That is rude, so the Golden Rule says you can now be rude back to them

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t11:o1:1
# text = That is rude, so the Golden Rule says you can now be rude back to them
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Rule	Rule	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
14	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
15	back	back	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Golden Rule |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | can | you |  | them *= they* |  | now | rude *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Kindness is right even if no one notices; the rule is about others, not praise

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t11:o2:1
# text = Kindness is right even if no one notices; the rule is about others, not praise
1	Kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	notices	notice	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Kindness |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **notice** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | no one |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | the rule |  |  |  |  | about others and praise | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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That is true; the only reason for kindness is getting people to like you

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t11:o3:1
# text = That is true; the only reason for kindness is getting people to like you
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present · progressive | the only reason for kindness | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **like** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot you=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That is true, so it is fine to stop being kind when nobody is watching

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t11:o4:1
# text = That is true, so it is fine to stop being kind when nobody is watching
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	expl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	csubj	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	cop	_	_
12	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
13	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	16	mark	_	_
14	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | That *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 4 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **watch** | present · progressive | nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

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