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title: A boy says, "The rule says girls can't play football at lunch. Rubbi… — Cheating, rules and games · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy says, "The rule says girls can't play football at lunch. Rubbish rule, let's just ignore it." What is the best response? Test 6 · ★★ of lesson 44 «Cheating, rules and games» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of e
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# Test 6 · ★★ · Cheating, rules and games

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A boy says, "The rule says girls can't play football at lunch. Rubbish rule, let's just ignore it." What is the best response?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, rule, girls, Rubbish rule, best response · **What happens:** say, not play, let, ignore, be · **To what, where:** football, lunch, 's · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 44 «Cheating, rules and games» 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/44-cheating-rules-and-games/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy says, "The rule says girls can't play football at lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:44-cheating-rules-and-games:t6:1
# text = A boy says, "The rule says girls can't play football at lunch.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
10	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
13	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | the rule |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **play** *in a quote* | can | girls | football |  | lunch |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Rubbish rule, let's just ignore it."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:44-cheating-rules-and-games:t6:2
# text = Rubbish rule, let's just ignore it."
1	Rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	ignore	ignore	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | infinitive | Rubbish rule | 's |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |
| 2 | **ignore** | present | Rubbish rule *not said here* | football |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What is the best response?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:44-cheating-rules-and-games:t6:3
# 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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Ignore it and play anyway, because unfair rules simply don't count

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:44-cheating-rules-and-games:t6:o1:1
# text = Ignore it and play anyway, because unfair rules simply don't count
1	Ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	play	play	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
8	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
10	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **play** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | unfair rules |  |  |  |  | simply *property* | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Tell the girls to stop moaning about it, because it's the rule

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:44-cheating-rules-and-games:t6:o2:1
# text = Tell the girls to stop moaning about it, because it's the rule
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
6	moaning	moan	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | the girls |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent girl=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **moan** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about it | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |
| 4 | **is a** | present | it | the rule |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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It sounds unfair; let's ask the teachers together to change it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:44-cheating-rules-and-games:t6:o3:1
# text = It sounds unfair; let's ask the teachers together to change it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	together	together	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | It |  |  |  |  | unfair *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  | the teachers |  |  | together *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |
| 4 | **change** | to-infinitive | 's *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Accept it, because rules made by teachers are always fair to everyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:44-cheating-rules-and-games:t6:o4:1
# text = Accept it, because rules made by teachers are always fair to everyone
1	Accept	accept	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
5	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	11	advmod	_	_
11	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | rules *not said here* |  |  |  | by teachers | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **is** | present | rules |  |  |  |  | to everyone; always, fair *property* | tree rules |

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