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description: The neighbours leave their dog chained outside with no water in the heat. What is the best-reasoned response? Test 9 · ★★ of lesson 45 «Whistle-blowing: when to tell» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Test 9 · ★★ · Whistle-blowing: when to tell

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The neighbours leave their dog chained outside with no water in the heat. What is the best-reasoned response?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** neighbours, dog, best reasoned response · **What happens:** leave, chain, be · **To what, where:** dog, heat

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This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 45 «Whistle-blowing: when to tell» 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/45-whistle-blowing-when-to-tell/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The neighbours leave their dog chained outside with no water in the heat.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:45-whistle-blowing-when-to-tell:t9:1
# text = The neighbours leave their dog chained outside with no water in the heat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	chained	chain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
7	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | the neighbours | neighbours's dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **chain** | participle | neighbours's dog *not said here* |  |  | the heat |  | with no water; outside *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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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-reasoned response?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:45-whistle-blowing-when-to-tell:t9:2
# text = What is the best-reasoned 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	7	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	reasoned	reasoned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	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 reasoned response |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Tell your parents so they can help or call an animal charity; the dog can't speak for itself

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:45-whistle-blowing-when-to-tell:t9:o1:1
# text = Tell your parents so they can help or call an animal charity; the dog can't speak for itself
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	iobj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	18	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* |  | your parents |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |
| 2 | **help** | can | parents *= parent* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **call** | infinitive | parents *= parent* *not said here* | a animal charity |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent charity=Recipient |
| 4 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | can | the dog |  |  |  |  | for dog | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Climb over the fence and take the dog home yourself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:45-whistle-blowing-when-to-tell:t9:o2:1
# text = Climb over the fence and take the dog home yourself
1	Climb	climb	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	over	over	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the fence |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over fence=Trajectory |
| 2 | **take** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  | the dog |  |  | yourself *obl*; home *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument dog=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Throw stones at the neighbours' window to teach them a lesson

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:45-whistle-blowing-when-to-tell:t9:o3:1
# text = Throw stones at the neighbours' window to teach them a lesson
1	Throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	teach	teach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | imperative | you *not said here* | stones |  | the neighbours's window |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent stone=Theme at window=Destination |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | a lesson | stones *= stone* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient lesson=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Ignore it, because animals don't matter nearly as much as people, and it is their dog, not yours

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:45-whistle-blowing-when-to-tell:t9:o4:1
# text = Ignore it, because animals don't matter nearly as much as people, and it is their dog, not yours
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	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
9	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	as	as	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obj	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	yours	your	PRON	PRP	Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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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 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | animals | much |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | it | animals's dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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