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# Test 10 · ★★ · Rights, duties and community dilemmas

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A boy from Ukraine joins your class and speaks little English. Which plan is kindest and wisest?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy, plan · **What happens:** join, speak, be · **To what, where:** class, little English · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 49 «Rights, duties and community dilemmas» 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/49-rights-duties-and-community/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy from Ukraine joins your class and speaks little English.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:49-rights-duties-and-community:t10:1
# text = A boy from Ukraine joins your class and speaks little English.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Ukraine	Ukraine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	joins	join	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | present | a boy from Ukraine | your class |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent class=Patient |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | a boy from Ukraine *not said here* | little English |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* Which plan is kindest and wisest?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:49-rights-duties-and-community:t10:2
# text = Which plan is kindest and wisest?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	kindest	kind	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wisest	wise	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which plan |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | which plan *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Be his buddy, show him around and include him in games

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:49-rights-duties-and-community:t10:o1:1
# text = Be his buddy, show him around and include him in games
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	cop	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	buddy	buddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	around	around	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	include	include	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	games	game	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 a** | infinitive |  | his buddy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show around** | infinitive | his buddy |  | him *= he* |  |  | around *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 3 | **include** | present | his buddy *not said here* | buddy |  |  |  | in games *goal* | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent he=Theme in game=Goal |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Tell him to sit at the back so he isn't in anybody's way

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:49-rights-duties-and-community:t10:o2:1
# text = Tell him to sit at the back so he isn't in anybody's way
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	anybody	anybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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* |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sit** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | the back |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at back=Location |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | he |  |  | anybody's way |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Make jokes about his accent so he fits in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:49-rights-duties-and-community:t10:o3:1
# text = Make jokes about his accent so he fits in
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fits	fit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | jokes |  |  |  | about his accent | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset joke=Product |
| 2 | **fit in** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **accent** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom accent «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Wait for him to learn English before talking to him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:49-rights-duties-and-community:t10:o4:1
# text = Wait for him to learn English before talking to him
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for him *= he* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **learn** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | English |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent english=Topic |
| 3 | **talk** | gerund | you *not said here* |  | English |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to he=Co-Agent |

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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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