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# Test 7 · ★★★ · Mock ethics olympiad

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Teammate writes the question as: "Is it about lying and stuff and friends and also maybe the teacher?" How could it be improved?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Teammate · **What happens:** write, be, lie, improve · **To what, where:** question, stuff, Teammate

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This is test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 50 «Mock ethics olympiad» 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/50-mock-ethics-olympiad/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Teammate writes the question as: "Is it about lying and stuff and friends and also maybe the teacher?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:t7:1
# text = Teammate writes the question as: "Is it about lying and stuff and friends and also maybe the teacher?"
1	Teammate	teammate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	writes	write	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	advcl	_	_
10	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	also	also	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	maybe	maybe	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present | Teammate | the question |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent question=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Teammate *not said here* | question |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lie** *in a quote* | gerund | Teammate *not said here* | stuff and friends |  |  |  | the teacher *obl* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location stuff=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:* How could it be improved?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:t7:2
# text = How could it be improved?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	improved	improve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	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 | **improve** | could · passive |  | Teammate |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## The options {#options}

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

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Put it in one clear sentence, like "Should Sam tell the truth if it hurts a friend?"

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:t7:o1:1
# text = Put it in one clear sentence, like "Should Sam tell the truth if it hurts a friend?"
1	Put	put	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	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | one clear sentence |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in sentence=Destination |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | should | Sam | the truth |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient |
| 3 | **hurt** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | truth | a friend |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer friend=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Leave it as it is, the judges will understand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:t7:o2:1
# text = Leave it as it is, the judges will understand
1	Leave	leave	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	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **be** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **understand** | future | the judges |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Make it longer so nothing is left out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:t7:o3:1
# text = Make it longer so nothing is left out
1	Make	make	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	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	xcomp	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	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* | it |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **leave out** | present · passive |  | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Turn it into a list of ten questions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:t7:o4:1
# text = Turn it into a list of ten questions
1	Turn	turn	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	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | a list of ten questions |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme into list=Trajectory |
| 2 | **list** |  |  | ten questions |  |  |  |  | nom list «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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