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title: Ellie forged Mum's signature. Now Mum signs things in front of her.… — Trust that breaks and takes long to mend · tree and pragmatics
description: Ellie forged Mum's signature. Now Mum signs things in front of her. Ellie asks, "How do I make her trust me faster?" What is the best advice? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 82 «Trust that breaks and takes long to mend» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Test 3 · ★ · Trust that breaks and takes long to mend

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Ellie forged Mum's signature. Now Mum signs things in front of her. Ellie asks, "How do I make her trust me faster?" What is the best advice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ellie, Mum, best advice · **What happens:** forge, sign, ask, make, trust, be · **To what, where:** signature, things, front, Ellie · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 82 «Trust that breaks and takes long to mend» 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/82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ellie forged Mum's signature.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t3:1
# text = Ellie forged Mum's signature.
1	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	forged	forge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	signature	signature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forge** | past | Ellie | Mum's signature |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signature=Product |
| 2 | **sign** |  | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | nom signature «communication transitive»: poss=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Now Mum signs things in front of her.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t3:2
# text = Now Mum signs things in front of her.
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	signs	sign	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | present | Mum | things |  | front of Ellie | now |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent thing=Theme in front=Destination |

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*Sentence 3:* Ellie asks, "How do I make her trust me faster?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t3:3
# text = Ellie asks, "How do I make her trust me faster?"
1	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	trust	trust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	iobj	_	_
12	faster	fast	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Ellie |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | present · do-support | Ellie | Ellie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **trust** *in a quote* | infinitive | Ellie *not said here* |  | Ellie |  |  | fast *property* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |

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*Sentence 4:* What is the best advice?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t3:4
# text = What is the best advice?
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	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	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 advice |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Forge it again, but much more carefully this time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t3:o1:1
# text = Forge it again, but much more carefully this time
1	Forge	forge	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	again	again	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	much	much	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forge** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  | again | carefully *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Tell Mum that everyone in the class forges signatures

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t3:o2:1
# text = Tell Mum that everyone in the class forges signatures
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	forges	forge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	signatures	signature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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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* |  | Mum |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |
| 2 | **forge** | present | everyone | signatures |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signature=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Wait quietly; trust comes back by itself in a day or two

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t3:o3:1
# text = Wait quietly; trust comes back by itself in a day or two
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quietly *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come back** | present | trust |  |  |  | day | by trust | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by itself=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Own up fully with no excuses, make amends, and be faithful in small things

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t3:o4:1
# text = Own up fully with no excuses, make amends, and be faithful in small things
1	Own	own	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	excuses	excuse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	amends	amend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
13	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own up** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with no excuses; fully *property* | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **make** | present | you *not said here* | amends |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset amend=Product |
| 3 | **is** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | small things |  | faithful *property* | tree rules |

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