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# Test 2 · ★★ · The brother who never does anything wrong: double standard…

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Kid: "Oh, so it's different when it's you? That's crazy, Dad." Is this rude about Dad as a person?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Kid, That, this · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** you

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 165 «The brother who never does anything wrong: double standards at home» of the world 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/world/165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kid: "Oh, so it's different when it's you?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t2:1
# text = Kid: "Oh, so it's different when it's you?
1	Kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	13	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Kid |  |  |  |  | different *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Kid | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* That's crazy, Dad."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t2:2
# text = That's crazy, Dad."
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	crazy	crazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  |  |  | Dad *vocative*; crazy *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Is this rude about Dad as a person?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t2:3
# text = Is this rude about Dad as a person?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this |  |  |  |  | about Dad; as a person; rude *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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No, it calls out the rule he broke, not who he is

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t2:o1:1
# text = No, it calls out the rule he broke, not who he is
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	parataxis	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call out** *speech: assert* | present | it | the rule |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent rule=Recipient |
| 2 | **break** | past | he | the rule *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rule=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, it calls Dad crazy as a person, which is rude

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t2:o2:1
# text = Yes, it calls Dad crazy as a person, which is rude
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	crazy	crazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | it |  |  |  |  | as a person; crazy *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No, because it agrees with Dad's rule about phones

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t2:o3:1
# text = No, because it agrees with Dad's rule about phones
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | it |  |  |  |  | with Dad's rule about phones | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with rule=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **rule** |  | Dad |  |  |  |  | about phones | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent about=obl |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, because kids may never question their parents' rules

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t2:o4:1
# text = Yes, because kids may never question their parents' rules
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	question	question	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **question** *speech: other* | may | kids | kids's parents's rules |  |  |  |  | vn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Recipient |
| 2 | **rule** |  | kids's parents |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

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