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title: Your mate says, "Lying about your age at the cinema isn't stealing,… — Honest money: earning, raising and pay… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your mate says, "Lying about your age at the cinema isn't stealing, it's saving." What is accurate? Test 1 · ★★ 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 pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Honest money: earning, raising and paying fairly

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Your mate says, "Lying about your age at the cinema isn't stealing, it's saving." What is accurate?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, Lying · **What happens:** say, lie, not be, save, be · **To what, where:** cinema · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 96 «Honest money: earning, raising and paying fairly» 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/96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your mate says, "Lying about your age at the cinema isn't stealing, it's saving."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:t1:1
# text = Your mate says, "Lying about your age at the cinema isn't stealing, it's saving."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Lying	lie	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	csubj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	stealing	steal	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	saving	save	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lie** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  | the cinema | about your age |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about age=Location |
| 3 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | Lying |  |  |  |  | steal *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **save** *in a quote* | present · progressive | mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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:* What is accurate?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:t1:2
# text = What is accurate?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | accurate *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Cinemas expect people to lie about age

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:t1:o1:1
# text = Cinemas expect people to lie about age
1	Cinemas	cinema	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	expect	expect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expect** | present | Cinemas | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lie** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  | about age |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about age=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It only counts if they check your ID

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:t1:o2:1
# text = It only counts if they check your ID
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	counts	count	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	check	check	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	ID	id	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **check** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | they | your ID |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent id=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It breaks the deal with the cinema and takes what you didn't pay for

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:t1:o3:1
# text = It breaks the deal with the cinema and takes what you didn't pay for
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	breaks	break	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	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	14	obj	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | present | It | the deal |  |  |  | with the cinema | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent deal=Patient with cinema=Instrument |
| 2 | **take** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 3 | **not** **pay** | past · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He's right; saving money is never wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:t1:o4:1
# text = He's right; saving money is never wrong
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	saving	save	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **save** | gerund |  | money |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | saving |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

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