--- title: "Pinky promise or I'll batter you," says Kyle's brother about the br… — Keeping promises · tree and pragmatics description: "Pinky promise or I'll batter you," says Kyle's brother about the broken window. Mum asks Kyle. What is the best move? Test 2 of lesson 86 «Keeping promises» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/86-keeping-promises/t2/) [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/) / [Keeping promises](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/86-keeping-promises/) / t2 # Test 2 · Keeping promises "Pinky promise or I'll batter you," says Kyle's brother about the broken window. Mum asks Kyle. What is the best move? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brother, Mum, best move · **What happens:** batter, say, ask, be · **To what, where:** you, Kyle · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 2 of lesson 86 «Keeping promises» 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/86-keeping-promises/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* "Pinky promise or I'll batter you," says Kyle's brother about the broken window. ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:86-keeping-promises:t2:1 # text = "Pinky promise or I'll batter you," says Kyle's brother about the broken window. 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Pinky pinky NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 promise promise NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 ccomp _ _ 4 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 5 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 batter batter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 acl _ _ 8 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 " " PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ _ 11 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 12 Kyle Kyle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 13 's 's PART POS _ 12 case _ _ 14 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 15 about about ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 broken broken ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 window window NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **batter** *in a quote* | future | Kyle's brother about the broken window *= brother* | you | | | | | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent you=Instrument | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Kyle's brother about the broken window | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | 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:* Mum asks Kyle. ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:86-keeping-promises:t2:2 # text = Mum asks Kyle. 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Kyle Kyle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Mum | | Kyle | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent kyle=Recipient | *Sentence 3:* What is the best move? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:86-keeping-promises:t2:3 # text = What is the best move? 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 move move NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the best move | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Say "I don't know" and pretend he wasn't there ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:86-keeping-promises:t2:o1:1 # text = Say "I don't know" and pretend he wasn't there 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 5 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 pretend pretend VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 conj _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 11 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 12 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 13 advmod _ _ 13 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 9 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **know** *in a quote* | present · do-support | I | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **pretend** | infinitive | I *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **not** **is** | past | he | | | | | there *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Tell Mum and then laugh at his brother ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:86-keeping-promises:t2:o2:1 # text = Tell Mum and then laugh at his brother 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 4 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ 5 laugh laugh VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **laugh** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | then | at his brother | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Tell his brother he won't lie for him, and give him a chance to own up first ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:86-keeping-promises:t2:o3:1 # text = Tell his brother he won't lie for him, and give him a chance to own up first 1 Tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 5 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 6 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 lie lie VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 ccomp _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 give give VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 13 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 iobj _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 chance chance NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 own own VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 acl _ _ 18 up up ADP RP _ 17 compound:prt _ _ 19 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 17 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | his brother | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent brother=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **lie** | future | he | | | | | for him *= he* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **give** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a chance | him *= he* | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient chance=Theme | | 4 | **own up** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | a chance *not said here* | | | | first *property* | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | ### Option 4 {#o4} Lie to Mum, because a pinky promise is sacred and has to be kept no matter what ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:86-keeping-promises:t2:o4:1 # text = Lie to Mum, because a pinky promise is sacred and has to be kept no matter what 1 Lie lie VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 to to ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 5 because because SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 pinky pinky NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 promise promise NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 sacred sacred ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 advcl _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 14 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 15 aux:pass _ _ 15 kept keep VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 advcl _ _ 16 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 17 det _ _ 17 matter matter NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 18 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | to Mum | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location what=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | a pinky promise | | | | | sacred *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **keep** | present · passive | you *not said here* | no matter | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: matter=Theme | **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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