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# Exam question 4 · Why honesty matters: trust holds everything together

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Given that a child conceals a minor accident from a parent, ascertain the statement most consistent with the established reasoning of this lesson.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, child, lesson · **What happens:** give, conceal, ascertain, establish, reason · **To what, where:** minor accident, statement

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 81 «Why honesty matters: trust holds everything together» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/81-why-honesty-matters-trust-holds-everything-together/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:81-why-honesty-matters-trust-holds-everything-together:e4:1
# text = Given that a child conceals a minor accident from a parent, ascertain the statement most consistent with the established reasoning of this lesson.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	advcl	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	conceals	conceal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	minor	minor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	17	advmod	_	_
17	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	amod	_	_
21	reasoning	reasoning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	24	det	_	_
24	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **conceal** | present | a child | a minor accident |  |  |  | from a parent | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent accident=Patient from parent=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the statement |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Topic |
| 4 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 5 | **reason** |  | this lesson |  |  |  |  |  | nom reasoning «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The concealment is commendable, the parent being thereby spared distress and the household preserved from needless anger

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:81-why-honesty-matters-trust-holds-everything-together:e4:o1:1
# text = The concealment is commendable, the parent being thereby spared distress and the household preserved from needless anger
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	concealment	concealment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	commendable	commendable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
9	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	spared	spare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	preserved	preserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	needless	needless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the concealment |  |  |  |  | commendable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **spare** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | thereby *property* | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | gerund | the parent | spared distress and the household |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **preserve** | participle |  | spared distress and the household *not said here* |  |  |  | from needless anger | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent from anger=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The concealment is permissible provided that no third party observed the accident

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:81-why-honesty-matters-trust-holds-everything-together:e4:o2:1
# text = The concealment is permissible provided that no third party observed the accident
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	concealment	concealment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	permissible	permissible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	provided	provide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
8	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	observed	observe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **provide** | present · passive |  | the concealment |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **observe** | past | no third party | the accident |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent accident=Topic |

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

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The concealment adds a falsehood to the original mistake and damages trust more than the accident

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:81-why-honesty-matters-trust-holds-everything-together:e4:o3:1
# text = The concealment adds a falsehood to the original mistake and damages trust more than the accident
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	concealment	concealment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	adds	add	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	original	original	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	damages	damage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	trust	trust	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	obj	_	_
14	than	than	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | the concealment | a falsehood |  |  |  | to the original mistake | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent falsehood=Patient to mistake=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **trust** | present | damages | more |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The concealment is of no consequence, the accident having been minor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:81-why-honesty-matters-trust-holds-everything-together:e4:o4:1
# text = The concealment is of no consequence, the accident having been minor
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	concealment	concealment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
11	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	cop	_	_
12	minor	minor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the concealment |  |  |  |  | of no consequence and the accident | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | gerund | no consequence and the accident *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | participle |  | minor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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