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description: A Muslim classmate says, "In my family we also keep promises very seriously." What is the best response? Test 10 · ★★ of lesson 41 «Dilemmas about truth and friendship» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Test 10 · ★★ · Dilemmas about truth and friendship

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A Muslim classmate says, "In my family we also keep promises very seriously." What is the best response?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Muslim classmate, we, best response · **What happens:** say, keep, be · **To what, where:** promises, family · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 41 «Dilemmas about truth and friendship» 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/41-dilemmas-about-truth-and-friendship/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Muslim classmate says, "In my family we also keep promises very seriously."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:41-dilemmas-about-truth-and-friendship:t10:1
# text = A Muslim classmate says, "In my family we also keep promises very seriously."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Muslim	Muslim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	In	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	also	also	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	promises	promise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	very	very	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	seriously	seriously	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a Muslim classmate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** *in a quote* | present | we | promises |  | my family |  | seriously *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent promise=Theme in family=Location |

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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:* What is the best response?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:41-dilemmas-about-truth-and-friendship:t10:2
# text = What is the best response?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best response |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Who cares, promises are only important at church

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:41-dilemmas-about-truth-and-friendship:t10:o1:1
# text = Who cares, promises are only important at church
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	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	promises	promise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | promises |  |  | church |  | important *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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That's impossible, only Christians care about keeping promises they have made

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:41-dilemmas-about-truth-and-friendship:t10:o2:1
# text = That's impossible, only Christians care about keeping promises they have made
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	impossible	impossible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	care	care	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	promises	promise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  |  |  | impossible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **care** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **keep** | gerund | Christians *not said here* | promises |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme |
| 4 | **make** | present · perfect | Christians *= christian* | promises *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset promise=Product |

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

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That's true for us too; many faiths teach that promises create real duties

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:41-dilemmas-about-truth-and-friendship:t10:o3:1
# text = That's true for us too; many faiths teach that promises create real duties
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	faiths	faith	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	teach	teach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	promises	promise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	create	create	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
14	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	duties	duty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  |  |  | for us; true *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | many faiths |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **create** | present | promises | real duties |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duty=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That's nice but your promises do not count as real promises

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:41-dilemmas-about-truth-and-friendship:t10:o4:1
# text = That's nice but your promises do not count as real promises
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	promises	promise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	promises	promise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  |  |  | nice *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | your promises |  |  |  |  | as real promises | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as promise=Attribute |
| 3 | **promise** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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