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title: "Nobody's watching, take the eggs, lad," says a boy at the farm stal… — Honest money: earning, raising and pay… · tree and pragmatics
description: "Nobody's watching, take the eggs, lad," says a boy at the farm stall. Why do honesty boxes work at all? Test 8 · ★★ 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 
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# Test 8 · ★★ · Honest money: earning, raising and paying fairly

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"Nobody's watching, take the eggs, lad," says a boy at the farm stall. Why do honesty boxes work at all?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Nobody, boy, honesty boxes · **What happens:** watch, take, say, work · **To what, where:** eggs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "Nobody's watching, take the eggs, lad," says a boy at the farm stall.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:t8:1
# text = "Nobody's watching, take the eggs, lad," says a boy at the farm stall.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
13	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	stall	stall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **take** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the eggs and lad |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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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 do honesty boxes work at all?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:t8:2
# text = Why do honesty boxes work at all?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	honesty	honesty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present · do-support | honesty boxes |  |  |  |  | at all | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at all=Theme |

## The options {#options}

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

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The farmer trusts people to pay, and most do

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:t8:o1:1
# text = The farmer trusts people to pay, and most do
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	trusts	trust	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	nsubj	_	_
10	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trust** | present | the farmer | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | to-infinitive | the farmer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | present | most |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They don't work; everyone takes the eggs for free

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:t8:o2:1
# text = They don't work; everyone takes the eggs for free
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
7	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **work** | present · do-support | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **take** | present | everyone | the eggs |  |  |  | for free | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent egg=Theme for free=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Because the farmer hides behind the hedge to watch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:t8:o3:1
# text = Because the farmer hides behind the hedge to watch
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hedge	hedge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | the farmer |  |  | the hedge |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind hedge=Location |
| 2 | **watch** | to-infinitive | the farmer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Because eggs are too cheap for anyone to steal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:t8:o4:1
# text = Because eggs are too cheap for anyone to steal
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | eggs |  |  |  |  | for anyone; cheap *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **steal** | to-infinitive | eggs *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=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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