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title: Darnell shouts, "You liar, you promised me a bike!" when his mum los… — Keeping promises · tree and pragmatics
description: Darnell shouts, "You liar, you promised me a bike!" when his mum lost her job. What is the fairest way to see it? Test 3 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 choice w
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# Test 3 · Keeping promises

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Darnell shouts, "You liar, you promised me a bike!" when his mum lost her job. What is the fairest way to see it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Darnell, You, mum, fairest way · **What happens:** shout, liar, promise, lose, job, be · **To what, where:** bike, Darnell, job, way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Darnell shouts, "You liar, you promised me a bike!" when his mum lost her job.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:86-keeping-promises:t3:1
# text = Darnell shouts, "You liar, you promised me a bike!" when his mum lost her job.
1	Darnell	Darnell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	liar	liar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
15	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	18	mark	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | Darnell |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **liar** *in a quote* |  | You |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **promise** *speech: promise* *in a quote* | past | you | a bike | Darnell |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent i=Goal bike=Theme |
| 4 | **lose** | past | Darnell's mum | mum's job |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |
| 5 | **job** |  | mum |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: 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:* What is the fairest way to see it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:86-keeping-promises:t3:2
# text = What is the fairest way to see it?
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	fairest	fair	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	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 fairest way |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | the fairest way *not said here* | way |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He's right; she lied on purpose to trick him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:86-keeping-promises:t3:o1:1
# text = He's right; she lied on purpose to trick him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lied	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	trick	trick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lie** | past | she |  |  | purpose |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on purpose=Location |
| 3 | **trick** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She should borrow money to buy the bike anyway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:86-keeping-promises:t3:o2:1
# text = She should borrow money to buy the bike anyway
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	borrow	borrow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **borrow** | should | She | money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the bike |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He should never believe his mum again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:86-keeping-promises:t3:o3:1
# text = He should never believe his mum again
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **believe** | should | He | his mum |  |  | again |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mum=Stimulus |

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

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It's OK to be sad, but it wasn't a lie; she meant it and life changed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:86-keeping-promises:t3:o4:1
# text = It's OK to be sad, but it wasn't a lie; she meant it and life changed
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	OK	ok	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | ok *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | past | it | a lie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **mean** | past | she | lie |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 5 | **change** | past | life |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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