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# Exam question 1 · Honesty with money: too much change and the found wallet

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Which of the following most accurately characterises the obligation arising upon the receipt of excessive change?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** obligation · **What happens:** follow, characteris, arise, receipt · **To what, where:** obligation, receipt, excessive change

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 95 «Honesty with money: too much change and the found wallet» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet:e1:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately characterises the obligation arising upon the receipt of excessive change?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	obligation	obligation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	arising	arise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	receipt	receipt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	excessive	excessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the obligation |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **arise** | gerund | the obligation *not said here* |  |  | the receipt of excessive change |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon receipt=Location |
| 4 | **receipt** |  |  | excessive change |  |  |  |  | nom receipt «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The excess ought to be returned, it being the property of another

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet:e1:o1:1
# text = The excess ought to be returned, it being the property of another
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	excess	excess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	returned	return	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | ought · passive |  | the excess |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund | excess | the returned property |  |  |  | of another | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The excess may be retained, the error being that of the shopkeeper

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet:e1:o2:1
# text = The excess may be retained, the error being that of the shopkeeper
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	excess	excess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	retained	retain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	cop	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	shopkeeper	shopkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retain** | may · passive |  | the excess |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund | the error | that |  |  |  | of the shopkeeper | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The excess may be retained provided that it is spent promptly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet:e1:o3:1
# text = The excess may be retained provided that it is spent promptly
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	excess	excess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	retained	retain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	provided	provide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	spent	spend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	_
11	promptly	promptly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retain** | may · passive |  | the excess *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **provide** | past | the excess |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme |
| 3 | **spend** | present · passive |  | excess |  |  |  | promptly *property* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The excess ought to be donated to a charity of one's choosing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet:e1:o4:1
# text = The excess ought to be donated to a charity of one's choosing
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	excess	excess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	donated	donate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	choosing	choose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **donate** | ought · passive |  | the excess | a charity |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to charity=Recipient |
| 2 | **choose** | gerund | one | a charity *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent charity=Theme |

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