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title: Ascertain which statement concerning the 2006 study of an honesty bo… — Honest money: earning, raising and pay… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain which statement concerning the 2006 study of an honesty box at Newcastle University is consistent with the established facts. Exam question 4 of lesson 96 «Honest money: earning, raising and paying fairly» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Exam question 4 · Honest money: earning, raising and paying fairly

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Ascertain which statement concerning the 2006 study of an honesty box at Newcastle University is consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, concerning · **What happens:** ascertain, concern, be, establish, study · **To what, where:** statement, 2006 study, honesty box

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 96 «Honest money: earning, raising and paying fairly» 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/96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:e4:1
# text = Ascertain which statement concerning the 2006 study of an honesty box at Newcastle University is consistent with the established facts.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	csubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	2006	2006	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	honesty	honesty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	Newcastle	Newcastle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	University	University	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
20	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | which statement |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Topic |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund |  | the 2006 study of a honesty box at Newcastle University |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus study=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | concerning | which statement *not said here* |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 5 | **study** |  |  | a honesty box at Newcastle University |  |  |  |  | nom study «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Contributions increased only when no image whatsoever was displayed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:e4:o1:1
# text = Contributions increased only when no image whatsoever was displayed
1	Contributions	contribution	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	increased	increase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	image	image	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	whatsoever	whatsoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	displayed	display	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **increase** | participle |  | Contributions *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **display** | past · passive |  | no image |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Contributions were unaffected by any image displayed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:e4:o2:1
# text = Contributions were unaffected by any image displayed
1	Contributions	contribution	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	unaffected	unaffected	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	image	image	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	displayed	display	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Contributions |  |  |  |  | by any image; unaffected *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **display** | past | Contributions *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Contributions ceased entirely when an image of eyes was displayed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:e4:o3:1
# text = Contributions ceased entirely when an image of eyes was displayed
1	Contributions	contribution	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	ceased	cease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	image	image	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	displayed	display	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cease** | participle |  | Contributions *not said here* |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **display** | past · passive |  | a image of eyes |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **image** |  |  | eyes |  |  |  |  | nom image «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Contributions increased considerably when an image of eyes was displayed above the box

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:e4:o4:1
# text = Contributions increased considerably when an image of eyes was displayed above the box
1	Contributions	contribution	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	increased	increase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	image	image	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	displayed	display	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
11	above	above	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **increase** | past | Contributions |  |  |  |  | considerably *property* | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **display** | past · passive |  | a image of eyes |  | the box |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **image** |  |  | eyes |  |  |  |  | nom image «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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