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title: What would happen if Dad swapped names in his rule: "Kids can't have… — The brother who never does anything wr… · tree and pragmatics
description: What would happen if Dad swapped names in his rule: "Kids can't have sweets, but kids need energy"? Test 8 · ★★ of lesson 165 «The brother who never does anything wrong: double standards at home» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Test 8 · ★★ · The brother who never does anything wrong: double standard…

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What would happen if Dad swapped names in his rule: "Kids can't have sweets, but kids need energy"?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad, Kids · **What happens:** happen, swap, not have, need, rule · **To what, where:** names, rule, sweets, energy

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This is test 8 · ★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t8:1
# text = What would happen if Dad swapped names in his rule: "Kids can't have sweets, but kids need energy"?
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	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	swapped	swap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
14	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
17	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
21	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
22	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **swap** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | Dad | names |  | Dad's rule |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **have** *in a quote* | can | Kids | sweets |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient |
| 4 | **need** *in a quote* | present | kids | energy |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot energy=Theme |
| 5 | **rule** |  | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He'd see the rule only works when it suits him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t8:o1:1
# text = He'd see the rule only works when it suits him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	suits	suit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | would | He | the rule |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rule=Stimulus |
| 2 | **work** | present | the rule *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **suit** | present | rule | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The rule would become fairer for grown-ups

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t8:o2:1
# text = The rule would become fairer for grown-ups
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	fairer	fair	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | would | the rule |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nothing, because rules don't change with names

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t8:o3:1
# text = Nothing, because rules don't change with names
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **change** | present · do-support | rules |  |  |  |  | with names | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He'd prove that sugar is good for kids

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:165-the-brother-who-never-does-anything-wrong-double-standards:t8:o4:1
# text = He'd prove that sugar is good for kids
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | would | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | sugar |  |  |  |  | for kids; good *property* | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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