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# Test 2 · ★★ · Olympiad dilemmas: friends, truth and telling

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"Snitch on me and you're dead," says Zac about the fiver. What is the best-reasoned move?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Zac, best reasoned move · **What happens:** be, say, reason · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "Snitch on me and you're dead," says Zac about the fiver.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t2:1
# text = "Snitch on me and you're dead," says Zac about the fiver.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Snitch	snitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	ccomp	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
11	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	Zac	Zac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	fiver	fiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Zac |  |  |  |  | about the fiver | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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 the best-reasoned move?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t2:2
# text = What is the best-reasoned move?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	reasoned	reason	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best reasoned move |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reason** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Tell everyone at lunch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t2:o1:1
# text = Tell everyone at lunch
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	iobj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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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* |  | everyone | lunch |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Keep quiet, because of the threat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t2:o2:1
# text = Keep quiet, because of the threat
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	threat	threat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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Urge him to put it back, and tell if he won't, especially if someone else may be blamed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t2:o3:1
# text = Urge him to put it back, and tell if he won't, especially if someone else may be blamed
1	Urge	urge	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
15	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
16	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	else	else	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	blamed	blame	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **urge** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **put back** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **blame** *a condition, not said to happen* | may · passive |  | someone |  |  |  | especially *property* | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Take half the fiver to keep quiet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t2:o4:1
# text = Take half the fiver to keep quiet
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	4	det:predet	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fiver	fiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | half fiver |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fiver=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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