Test 3 · The Golden Rule in many traditions

lol he pushed me first so i'm allowed to push him back, that's the golden rule innit

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: he, i, that · What happens: push, allow, push back, be · To what, where: me, i, him, golden rule innit

This is test 3 of lesson 38 «The Golden Rule in many traditions» 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.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	lol	lol	INTJ	_	3 pushed	discourse
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 pushed	nsubj
3	pushed	push	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 pushed	obj
5	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	3 pushed	advmod
6	so	so	ADV	_	9 allowed	advmod
7	i	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 allowed	nsubj:pass
8	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 allowed	aux:pass
9	allowed	allow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 pushed	advcl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 push	mark
11	push	push	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 allowed	xcomp
12	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 push	obj
13	back	back	ADV	_	11 push	advmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 innit	punct
15	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	20 innit	nsubj
16	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 innit	cop
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 innit	det
18	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 innit	amod
19	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 innit	compound
20	innit	innit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pushed	parataxis

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	push	past	he	me	first property	vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme
2	allow	present · passive		i		vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality
3	push back not said to happen	to-infinitive	i not said here	him = he		vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
4	is a	present	that	the golden rule innit		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.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

No, the Golden Rule only applies to grown-ups, not to children

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	No	no	INTJ	Polarity=Neg	7 applies	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 No	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Rule	det
4	Golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 Rule	amod
5	Rule	Rule	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 applies	nsubj
6	only	only	ADV	_	7 applies	advmod
7	applies	apply	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	ADP	_	11 ups	case
9	grown	grow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 ups	amod
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 grown	punct
11	ups	up	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 applies	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 children	punct
13	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 children	advmod
14	to	to	ADP	_	15 children	case
15	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 applies	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	apply	present	the Golden Rule					to grown ups; to children	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	grow	participle							vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 2

Yes, the Golden Rule means you do to others exactly what they did to you first

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	6 means	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Yes	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Rule	det
4	Golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 Rule	amod
5	Rule	Rule	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 means	nsubj
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 do	nsubj
8	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 means	ccomp
9	to	to	ADP	_	10 others	case
10	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 do	obl
11	exactly	exactly	ADV	_	12 what	advmod
12	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	14 did	obj
13	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 did	nsubj
14	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 do	advcl
15	to	to	ADP	_	16 you	case
16	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 did	obl
17	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	14 did	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	the Golden Rule			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	do	present	you		to others	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	do	past	others = other	you	first property	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality

Option 3

Yes, but only if a teacher saw him push you before you did it

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	8 saw	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 saw	punct
3	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 saw	cc
4	only	only	ADV	_	8 saw	advmod
5	if	if	SCONJ	_	8 saw	mark
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 teacher	det
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 saw	nsubj
8	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 push	advcl
9	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 push	nsubj
10	push	push	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 push	obj
12	before	before	SCONJ	_	14 did	mark
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 did	nsubj
14	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 push	advcl
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 did	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	see a condition, not said to happen	past	a teacher		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	push	infinitive	teacher	you	vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
3	do	past	you	it	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

No, the rule is how you'd like to be treated, not paying back what you got

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	No	no	INTJ	Polarity=Neg	9 like	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 No	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 rule	det
4	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 like	nsubj:outer
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 like	cop
6	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	9 like	advmod
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 like	nsubj
8	'd	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 like	aux
9	like	like	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	to	to	PART	_	12 treated	mark
11	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	12 treated	aux:pass
12	treated	treat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 like	xcomp
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 paying	punct
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 paying	advmod
15	paying	pay	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 like	conj
16	back	back	ADP	_	15 paying	compound:prt
17	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	15 paying	obj
18	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	19 got	nsubj
19	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 what	acl:relcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	would · present	the rule	like property	tree rules
2	treat not said to happen	to-infinitive · passive	the rule not said here		vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»
3	not pay back	gerund	the rule not said here		vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Asset
4	get	past	you		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

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