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title: Amira's friend says, "Ted's little, he'll never know about the £2."… — Honesty with money: too much change an… · tree and pragmatics
description: Amira's friend says, "Ted's little, he'll never know about the £2." Why is that worse, not better? Test 7 of lesson 95 «Honesty with money: too much change and the found wallet» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 7 · Honesty with money: too much change and the found wallet

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Amira's friend says, "Ted's little, he'll never know about the £2." Why is that worse, not better?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, Ted · **What happens:** say, not know, be, not be · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 of lesson 95 «Honesty with money: too much change and the found wallet» 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/95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Amira's friend says, "Ted's little, he'll never know about the £2."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet:t7:1
# text = Amira's friend says, "Ted's little, he'll never know about the £2."
1	Amira	Amira	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	friend	friend	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	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Ted	Ted	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	£	£	SYM	$	_	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Amira's friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **know** *in a quote* | future | Ted |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about £=Stimulus |

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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:* Why is that worse, not better?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet:t7:2
# text = Why is that worse, not better?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Ted trusts her, and taking from someone who can't notice is still stealing

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet:t7:o1:1
# text = Ted trusts her, and taking from someone who can't notice is still stealing
1	Ted	Ted	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	trusts	trust	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
10	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	still	still	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	stealing	steal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trust** | present | Ted | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **take** | gerund | Ted *not said here* |  |  | someone |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from someone=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **not** **notice** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** | present | Ted *not said here* |  |  |  | still | steal *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Because Ted might learn to read money soon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet:t7:o2:1
# text = Because Ted might learn to read money soon
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	Ted	Ted	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | might | Ted |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **read** | to-infinitive | Ted *not said here* | money |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Because the tooth fairy will find out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet:t7:o3:1
# text = Because the tooth fairy will find out
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find out** | future | the tooth fairy |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It isn't worse; little kids don't need money

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet:t7:o4:1
# text = It isn't worse; little kids don't need money
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **need** | present · do-support | little kids | money |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot money=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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