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description: Your mate says, "Lying to the bullies is the same as lying to your mum." What is a reasoned reply? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 99 «Olympiad dilemmas: friends, truth and telling» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Olympiad dilemmas: friends, truth and telling

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Your mate says, "Lying to the bullies is the same as lying to your mum." What is a reasoned reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, Lying · **What happens:** say, lie, be · **To what, where:** reasoned reply · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 99 «Olympiad dilemmas: friends, truth and telling» 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/99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your mate says, "Lying to the bullies is the same as lying to your mum."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t1:1
# text = Your mate says, "Lying to the bullies is the same as lying to your mum."
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	,	_	12	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Lying	lie	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bullies	bully	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	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 |
| 2 | **lie** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the bullies | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Lying |  |  |  |  | same *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **lie** *in a quote* | gerund | Lying *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to your mum | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: 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 a reasoned reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t1:2
# text = What is a reasoned reply?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	reasoned	reasoned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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No; lying to your mum is always fine, but lying to bullies never ever is

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t1:o1:1
# text = No; lying to your mum is always fine, but lying to bullies never ever is
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	_
9	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	bullies	bully	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
15	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to your mum | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | lying |  |  |  |  | always, fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **lie** | gerund | lying *not said here* |  |  |  | ever | to bullies | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, so tell the bullies where Sam is

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t1:o2:1
# text = Yes, so tell the bullies where Sam is
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bullies	bully	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	4	ccomp	_	_
8	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the bullies |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent bully=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Sam |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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No; bullies want to hurt Sam, so they have no right to that information

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t1:o3:1
# text = No; bullies want to hurt Sam, so they have no right to that information
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	bullies	bully	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
16	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | bullies |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **hurt** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | bullies *not said here* | Sam |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sam=Patient |
| 3 | **have** | present | bullies *= bully* | no right |  |  |  | to that information | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes; every lie is exactly the same

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t1:o4:1
# text = Yes; every lie is exactly the same
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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

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