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title: Dad says, "The computer's for everyone, but your brother's on it all… — Sharing and fairness · tree and pragmatics
description: Dad says, "The computer's for everyone, but your brother's on it all evening, sod it." What is a fair fix? Test 9 · ★★ of lesson 43 «Sharing and fairness» 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
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# Test 9 · ★★ · Sharing and fairness

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Dad says, "The computer's for everyone, but your brother's on it all evening, sod it." What is a fair fix?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad · **What happens:** say, sod, be · **To what, where:** computer, fair fix · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 43 «Sharing and fairness» 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/43-sharing-and-fairness/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad says, "The computer's for everyone, but your brother's on it all evening, sod it."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t9:1
# text = Dad says, "The computer's for everyone, but your brother's on it all evening, sod it."
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	ccomp	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	sod	sod	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sod** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | computer |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination |

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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 a fair fix?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t9:2
# text = What is a fair fix?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fix	fix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Let the oldest child have it every evening

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t9:o1:1
# text = Let the oldest child have it every evening
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	oldest	old	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	amod	_	_
4	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | the oldest child |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present |  | child |  |  | evening |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Whoever gets to the computer first can stay as long as they want

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t9:o2:1
# text = Whoever gets to the computer first can stay as long as they want
1	Whoever	whoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	as	as	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Whoever |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **stay** | can | the computer |  |  |  |  | first, long *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **want** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Ban everyone from the computer for good

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t9:o3:1
# text = Ban everyone from the computer for good
1	Ban	ban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A timetable with equal turns that everyone knows in advance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t9:o4:1
# text = A timetable with equal turns that everyone knows in advance
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	timetable	timetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	turns	turn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
8	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	advance	advance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | everyone | a timetable with equal turns |  | advance |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus |

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