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What is wrong? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cartoon, Bible · **What happens:** show, tell, see, say, lie, be · **To what, where:** Rahab, kids · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 5 · ★★ 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/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A cartoon shows Rahab telling kids, "See, the Bible says lying is always fine!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t5:1 # text = A cartoon shows Rahab telling kids, "See, the Bible says lying is always fine!" 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 cartoon cartoon NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 Rahab Rahab PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 telling tell VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 xcomp _ _ 6 kids kid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 iobj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 See see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Bible Bible PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 13 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 14 lying lie VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 17 nsubj _ _ 15 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 cop _ _ 16 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 17 advmod _ _ 17 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ! ! PUNCT . _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | a cartoon | Rahab | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent rahab=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | a cartoon *not said here* | | kids | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent kid=Recipient | | 3 | **see** *in a quote* | infinitive | a cartoon *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | the Bible | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **lie** *in a quote* | gerund | | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **is** *in a quote* | present | | | | | | always, fine *property* | tree rules | 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 is wrong? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t5:2 # text = What is wrong? 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 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | wrong *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Rahab never lied in the Bible ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t5:o1:1 # text = Rahab never lied in the Bible 1 Rahab Rahab PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 lied lie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Bible Bible PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **lie** | past | Rahab | | | the Bible | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in bible=Location | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The Bible praises her faith and courage; the lie itself is still argued about ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t5:o2:1 # text = The Bible praises her faith and courage; the lie itself is still argued about 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Bible Bible PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 praises praise VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 faith faith NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 courage courage NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ; ; PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 lie lie NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 itself itself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes 10 nmod:unmarked _ _ 12 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux:pass _ _ 13 still still ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 14 argued argue VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 15 about about ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **praise** | present | the Bible | Bible's faith and courage | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent faith=Theme | | 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present · passive | | the lie lie | | | still | about *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Topic | ### Option 3 {#o3} The spies lied, not Rahab ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t5:o3:1 # text = The spies lied, not Rahab 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 spies spy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 lied lie VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 Rahab Rahab PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | past | the spies | Rahab | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Nothing; the Bible says lying is always fine ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:99-olympiad-dilemmas-friends-truth-and-telling:t5:o4:1 # text = Nothing; the Bible says lying is always fine 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ; ; PUNCT : _ 5 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Bible Bible PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 6 lying lie VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 obj _ _ 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 _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Bible | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **lie** | gerund | | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is** | present | Nothing | | | | | always, fine *property* | tree rules | **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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