--- title: Molly's mum says, "We paid for it, it's ours now." Molly finds the b… — Owning up when it is hard · tree and pragmatics description: Molly's mum says, "We paid for it, it's ours now." Molly finds the book. What is the fairest step? Test 8 · ★ of lesson 91 «Owning up when it is hard» 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 was --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard/t8/) [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/) / [Owning up when it is hard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard/) / t8 # Test 8 · ★ · Owning up when it is hard Molly's mum says, "We paid for it, it's ours now." Molly finds the book. What is the fairest step? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mum, We, it, Molly, fairest step · **What happens:** say, pay, be, find · **To what, where:** ours, book · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 91 «Owning up when it is hard» 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/91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Molly's mum says, "We paid for it, it's ours now." ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t8:1 # text = Molly's mum says, "We paid for it, it's ours now." 1 Molly Molly PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 We we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 paid pay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 14 ours our PRON PRP Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ _ 15 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Molly's mum | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **pay** *in a quote* | past | We | | | | now | for it | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for it=Theme | | 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | it | ours | | | | | tree rules | 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:* Molly finds the book. ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t8:2 # text = Molly finds the book. 1 Molly Molly PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 finds find VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | present | Molly | the book | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic | *Sentence 3:* What is the fairest step? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t8:3 # text = What is the fairest step? 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 step step 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 fairest step | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Take it back and tell them; the library may refund or just be glad ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t8:o1:1 # text = Take it back and tell them; the library may refund or just be glad 1 Take take 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 back back ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 6 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ; ; PUNCT : _ 11 punct _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 library library NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 refund refund VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 conj _ _ 12 or or CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 13 just just ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 14 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 15 cop _ _ 15 glad glad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take back** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* | | them *= they* | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient | | 3 | **refund** | may | the library | | | | | | vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **is** | infinitive | the library *not said here* | | | | | glad *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Hide it so nobody has to decide ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t8:o2:1 # text = Hide it so nobody has to decide 1 Hide hide 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 so so SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 5 nsubj _ _ 5 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 decide decide VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 2 | **have** | present | nobody | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **decide** | to-infinitive | nobody *not said here* | | | | | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Keep it, because paying makes it yours ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t8:o3:1 # text = Keep it, because paying makes it yours 1 Keep keep 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 _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 paying pay VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 nsubj _ _ 6 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 yours your PRON PRP Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 2 | **pay** | gerund | | | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **make** | present | | it | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Lend it to a friend for a month ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:91-owning-up-when-it-is-hard:t8:o4:1 # text = Lend it to a friend for a month 1 Lend lend 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 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 month month NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lend** | imperative | you *not said here* | it | a friend | | month | | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to friend=Recipient | **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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