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What would happen if Arlo told the truth instead? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dog, Arlo · **What happens:** eat, swear down, happen, tell · **To what, where:** it, truth · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 98 «Honest with yourself: excuses, pride and the truth inside» 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/98-honest-with-yourself-excuses-pride-and-the-truth-inside/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* "The dog ate it, swear down, Miss." ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:98-honest-with-yourself-excuses-pride-and-the-truth-inside:t2:1 # text = "The dog ate it, swear down, Miss." 1 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 dog dog NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 ate eat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 swear swear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 8 down down ADP RP _ 7 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 Miss Miss PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **eat** *in a quote* | past | the dog | it | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **swear down** *in a quote* | infinitive | the dog *not said here* | | | | | Miss *vocative* | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | 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. *Sentence 2:* What would happen if Arlo told the truth instead? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:98-honest-with-yourself-excuses-pride-and-the-truth-inside:t2:2 # text = What would happen if Arlo told the truth instead? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 happen happen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 if if SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 Arlo Arlo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 instead instead ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **happen** | would | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *a condition, not said to happen* | past | Arlo | the truth | | | | instead *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He'd be sent home from school for ever ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:98-honest-with-yourself-excuses-pride-and-the-truth-inside:t2:o1:1 # text = He'd be sent home from school for ever 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 sent send VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 home home ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **send** | would · passive | | He | | school | | home *property* | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from school=Initial\_Location | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He'd likely get a chance to bring it tomorrow and be trusted more ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:98-honest-with-yourself-excuses-pride-and-the-truth-inside:t2:o2:1 # text = He'd likely get a chance to bring it tomorrow and be trusted more 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 likely likely ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 chance chance NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 acl _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl:unmarked _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 13 aux:pass _ _ 13 trusted trust VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ 14 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | would | He | a chance | | | | likely *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer chance=Stimulus | | 2 | **bring** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | chance | | | tomorrow | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 3 | **trust** | infinitive · passive | He *not said here* | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S» | ### Option 3 {#o3} Nothing; teachers don't care about the truth ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:98-honest-with-yourself-excuses-pride-and-the-truth-inside:t2:o3:1 # text = Nothing; teachers don't care about the truth 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ; ; PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 3 teachers teacher NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 4 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 5 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 care care VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 acl:relcl _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **care** | present · do-support | teachers | | | | | about the truth | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about truth=Stimulus | ### Option 4 {#o4} Miss would give him extra homework every day ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:98-honest-with-yourself-excuses-pride-and-the-truth-inside:t2:o4:1 # text = Miss would give him extra homework every day 1 Miss miss NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 iobj _ _ 5 extra extra ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 homework homework NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 8 det _ _ 8 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | would | Miss | extra homework | him *= he* | | day | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient homework=Theme | **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. 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