--- title: Max yells, "My game, my rules, I just changed them, I win!" What is… — Cheating at games and sport · tree and pragmatics description: Max yells, "My game, my rules, I just changed them, I win!" What is the problem? Test 8 of lesson 93 «Cheating at games and sport» 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 right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/93-cheating-at-games-and-sport/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/) / [Cheating at games and sport](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/93-cheating-at-games-and-sport/) / t8 # Test 8 · Cheating at games and sport Max yells, "My game, my rules, I just changed them, I win!" What is the problem? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Max, my, problem · **What happens:** yell, change, win, rule, be · **To what, where:** game, rules · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 of lesson 93 «Cheating at games and sport» 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/93-cheating-at-games-and-sport/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Max yells, "My game, my rules, I just changed them, I win!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:93-cheating-at-games-and-sport:t8:1 # text = Max yells, "My game, my rules, I just changed them, I win!" 1 Max Max PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 yells yell VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 just just ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 changed change VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 14 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 16 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 win win VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ! ! PUNCT . _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 " " PUNCT '' _ 17 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **yell** *speech: express* | present | Max | My game and my rules | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **change** *in a quote* | past | Max | rules *= rule* | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | | 3 | **win** *in a quote* | present | Max | | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **rule** *in a quote* | | my | | | | | | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=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:* What is the problem? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:93-cheating-at-games-and-sport:t8:2 # text = What is the problem? 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 4 det _ _ 4 problem problem NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the problem | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Rules agreed first are a promise; changing them to win breaks it ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:93-cheating-at-games-and-sport:t8:o1:1 # text = Rules agreed first are a promise; changing them to win breaks it 1 Rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 2 agreed agree VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 1 acl _ _ 3 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 2 advmod _ _ 4 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 promise promise NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ; ; PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 8 changing change VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 acl _ _ 9 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 win win VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 advcl _ _ 12 breaks break NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ 13 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | participle | | Rules *not said here* | | | | first *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | present | Rules | a promise | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **change** | gerund | a promise *not said here* | Rules *= rule* | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | | 4 | **win** | to-infinitive | a promise *not said here* | breaks | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent break=Beneficiary it=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nothing; the person who invents a game always wins ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:93-cheating-at-games-and-sport:t8:o2:1 # text = Nothing; the person who invents a game always wins 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ; ; PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 person person NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 5 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 invents invent VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 10 advmod _ _ 10 wins win VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **invent** | present | the person | a game | | | | | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Result | | 2 | **win** | present | the person | | | | | always *property* | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} He should change them back only if he wins ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:93-cheating-at-games-and-sport:t8:o3:1 # text = He should change them back only if he wins 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 change change VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 back back ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 6 only only ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 7 if if SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 wins win VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **change back** | should | He | them *= they* | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | | 2 | **win** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | he | | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Games are more fun without any rules ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:93-cheating-at-games-and-sport:t8:o4:1 # text = Games are more fun without any rules 1 Games game NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 amod _ _ 4 fun fun ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 without without ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 7 det _ _ 7 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Games | | | | | without any rules; fun *property* | tree rules | **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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