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title: Toby asks, "Why do they say 'the whole truth' as well as 'the truth'… — Vows, oaths and promises in faith · tree and pragmatics
description: Toby asks, "Why do they say 'the whole truth' as well as 'the truth'?" What is the best answer? Test 2 of lesson 88 «Vows, oaths and promises in faith» 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 wa
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# Test 2 · Vows, oaths and promises in faith

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Toby asks, "Why do they say 'the whole truth' as well as 'the truth'?" What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Toby, they, best answer · **What happens:** ask, say, be · **To what, where:** whole truth · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 of lesson 88 «Vows, oaths and promises in faith» 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/88-vows-oaths-and-promises-in-faith/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Toby asks, "Why do they say 'the whole truth' as well as 'the truth'?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:88-vows-oaths-and-promises-in-faith:t2:1
# text = Toby asks, "Why do they say 'the whole truth' as well as 'the truth'?"
1	Toby	Toby	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	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
9	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	19	cc	_	_
15	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	fixed	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	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 | Toby |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present · do-support | they | the whole truth |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent truth=Topic |

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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 best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:88-vows-oaths-and-promises-in-faith:t2:2
# text = What is the best 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	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	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 answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Leaving out important parts can mislead, so witnesses must tell all of it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:88-vows-oaths-and-promises-in-faith:t2:o1:1
# text = Leaving out important parts can mislead, so witnesses must tell all of it
1	Leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	mislead	mislead	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	witnesses	witness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave out** | gerund |  | important parts |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme |
| 2 | **mislead** | can | Leaving |  |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | must | witnesses | all |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent all=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Because "whole" is just a nicer word

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:88-vows-oaths-and-promises-in-faith:t2:o2:1
# text = Because "whole" is just a nicer word
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	nicer	nice	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a nicer word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Because judges like long sentences and the old words sound grander in court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:88-vows-oaths-and-promises-in-faith:t2:o3:1
# text = Because judges like long sentences and the old words sound grander in court
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
2	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sentences	sentence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
10	sound	sound	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	grander	grand	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	xcomp	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | judges like long sentences and the old words |  |  | court |  | grand *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in court=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Because one truth isn't enough for a court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:88-vows-oaths-and-promises-in-faith:t2:o4:1
# text = Because one truth isn't enough for a court
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | one truth |  |  |  |  | for a court; enough *property* | tree rules |

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