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title: Given that a school rule is considered unfair to a particular group… — Cheating, rules and games · tree and pragmatics
description: Given that a school rule is considered unfair to a particular group of pupils, select the response most consistent with sound ethical reasoning. Exam question 3 of lesson 44 «Cheating, rules and games» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Exam question 3 · Cheating, rules and games

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Given that a school rule is considered unfair to a particular group of pupils, select the response most consistent with sound ethical reasoning.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, consider, select · **To what, where:** school rule, response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 44 «Cheating, rules and games» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/44-cheating-rules-and-games/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:44-cheating-rules-and-games:e3:1
# text = Given that a school rule is considered unfair to a particular group of pupils, select the response most consistent with sound ethical reasoning.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	advcl	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	considered	consider	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
8	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
16	select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	20	advmod	_	_
20	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
23	ethical	ethical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	reasoning	reasoning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **consider** | present · passive |  | a school rule |  |  |  | unfair *property* | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute |
| 3 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The rule ought to be challenged by respectful representation to the competent authority

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:44-cheating-rules-and-games:e3:o1:1
# text = The rule ought to be challenged by respectful representation to the competent authority
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	challenged	challenge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	respectful	respectful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	representation	representation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	competent	competent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	authority	authority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **challenge** | ought · passive | respectful representation | the rule |  |  |  | to the competent authority | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The rule ought to be accepted without question in all circumstances

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:44-cheating-rules-and-games:e3:o2:1
# text = The rule ought to be accepted without question in all circumstances
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	accepted	accept	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | ought · passive |  | the rule |  | all circumstances |  | without question | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The rule ought to be made the subject of personal abuse directed at the staff

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:44-cheating-rules-and-games:e3:o3:1
# text = The rule ought to be made the subject of personal abuse directed at the staff
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	abuse	abuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	directed	direct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | ought · passive |  | the rule |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary subject=Product |
| 2 | **direct** | participle |  | personal abuse *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The rule ought to be disregarded covertly by all pupils affected

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:44-cheating-rules-and-games:e3:o4:1
# text = The rule ought to be disregarded covertly by all pupils affected
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	disregarded	disregard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	covertly	covertly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	affected	affect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disregard** | ought · passive | all pupils | the rule |  |  |  | covertly *property* | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **affect** | participle |  | all pupils *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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