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title: Your gran loves loud singing on her birthday; your shy friend would… — The Golden Rule in many traditions · tree and pragmatics
description: Your gran loves loud singing on her birthday; your shy friend would die of embarrassment. Using the platinum rule, what do you do for your friend? Test 4 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 
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# Test 4 · The Golden Rule in many traditions

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Your gran loves loud singing on her birthday; your shy friend would die of embarrassment. Using the platinum rule, what do you do for your friend?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** gran, shy friend, you · **What happens:** love, sing, die, use, do · **To what, where:** birthday, platinum rule

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This is test 4 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your gran loves loud singing on her birthday; your shy friend would die of embarrassment.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t4:1
# text = Your gran loves loud singing on her birthday; your shy friend would die of embarrassment.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	gran	gran	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Your gran |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | Your gran *not said here* |  |  | gran's birthday |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on birthday=Location |
| 3 | **die** | would | your shy friend |  |  |  |  | of embarrassment | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of embarrassment=Causer |

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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:* Using the platinum rule, what do you do for your friend?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t4:2
# text = Using the platinum rule, what do you do for your friend?
1	Using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	platinum	platinum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | gerund |  | the platinum rule |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient |
| 2 | **do** | present · do-support | you | the platinum rule |  |  |  | for your friend | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Loud singing in front of the whole class, as gran likes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t4:o1:1
# text = Loud singing in front of the whole class, as gran likes
1	Loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	singing	singing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	gran	gran	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | gran | Loud singing in front of the whole class *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot singing=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A quiet card and a small gift, as she would like

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t4:o2:1
# text = A quiet card and a small gift, as she would like
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | would | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Loud singing, because the Golden Rule says do what you like

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t4:o3:1
# text = Loud singing, because the Golden Rule says do what you like
1	Loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	singing	singing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Rule	Rule	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Golden Rule |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **like** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nothing, because people differ and so rules never help

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t4:o4:1
# text = Nothing, because people differ and so rules never help
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	differ	differ	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **differ** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **help** | present | rules |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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