--- title: An ethics olympiad judge asks: «Ben meant to help with "at least". D… — When a friend's mum or dad dies: what… · tree and pragmatics description: An ethics olympiad judge asks: «Ben meant to help with "at least". Does a good intention make the words good?» What is the best-reasoned answer? Test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 61 «When a friend's mum or dad dies: what to say and do» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do/t10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/) / [When a friend's mum or dad dies: what…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★★★ · When a friend's mum or dad dies: what to say and do An ethics olympiad judge asks: «Ben meant to help with "at least". Does a good intention make the words good?» What is the best-reasoned answer? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** olympiad judge, Ben, good intention, reasoned answer · **What happens:** ask, mean, help, make, be, reason · **To what, where:** words · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 61 «When a friend's mum or dad dies: what to say and do» 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/61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* An ethics olympiad judge asks: «Ben meant to help with "at least". ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t10:1 # text = An ethics olympiad judge asks: «Ben meant to help with "at least". 1 An a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 ethics ethics NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 olympiad olympiad NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 judge judge NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 7 « « PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 Ben Ben PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 meant mean VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ _ 12 with with ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 " " PUNCT `` _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 at at ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 least least ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a olympiad judge | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **mean** *in a quote* | past | Ben | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **help** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | Ben *not said here* | | | | | with least | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with least=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* Does a good intention make the words good?» ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t10:2 # text = Does a good intention make the words good?» 1 Does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 intention intention NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 make make VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 8 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present · do-support | a good intention | the words | | | | good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset word=Product | *Sentence 3:* What is the best-reasoned answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t10:3 # text = What is the best-reasoned answer? 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 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 reasoned reason VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 amod _ _ 7 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the reasoned answer | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **reason** | participle | | | | | | | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Yes, a good intention makes any words perfect ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t10:o1:1 # text = Yes, a good intention makes any words perfect 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 intention intention NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 8 det _ _ 8 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 9 perfect perfect ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | a good intention | any words | | | | perfect *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset word=Product | ### Option 2 {#o2} It doesn't matter, because words never hurt anyone ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t10:o2:1 # text = It doesn't matter, because words never hurt anyone 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 matter matter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 because because SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 7 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 8 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 hurt hurt VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 10 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | It | | | | | | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **not** **hurt** | past | words | anyone | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anyone=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} No, Ben is a bad person for saying it ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t10:o3:1 # text = No, Ben is a bad person for saying it 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 Ben Ben PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 bad bad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 8 for for SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 9 saying say VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 7 acl _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Ben | a bad person | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | a bad person *not said here* | person | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Ben's intention was good, but words can still hurt; next time «I'm sorry» and listening is better ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:61-when-a-friends-mum-or-dad-dies-what-to-say-and-do:t10:o4:1 # text = Ben's intention was good, but words can still hurt; next time «I'm sorry» and listening is better 1 Ben Ben PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 intention intention NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 but but CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 8 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nsubj _ _ 9 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 10 still still ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 11 hurt hurt VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ; ; PUNCT : _ 18 punct _ _ 13 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl:unmarked _ _ 15 « « PUNCT `` _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 cop _ _ 18 sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 19 » » PUNCT '' _ 18 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 21 listening listen VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 23 nsubj _ _ 22 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 cop _ _ 23 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | Ben's intention | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **hurt** | can | words | | | | still | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I | | | | time | sorry *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **listen** | gerund | | | | | | | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** | present | | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **intend** | | Ben | | | | | | nom intention «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | **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. 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