Test 10 · Why honesty matters: trust holds everything together
Your friend says, "No one will see if I fill in the reading log wrong, so it doesn't count." Which story answers him best?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: friend, one, story · What happens: say, see, fill, not count, answer · To what, where: reading log, him · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 of lesson 81 «Why honesty matters: trust holds everything together» 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
Sentence 1: Your friend says, "No one will see if I fill in the reading log wrong, so it doesn't count."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 friend | nmod:poss |
| 2 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 see | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 see | punct |
| 6 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 7 one | det |
| 7 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 see | nsubj |
| 8 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 see | aux |
| 9 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 says | ccomp |
| 10 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 12 fill | mark |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 fill | nsubj |
| 12 | fill | fill | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 see | ccomp |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 log | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 log | det |
| 15 | reading | reading | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 log | compound |
| 16 | log | log | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 fill | obl |
| 17 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 log | amod |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 count | punct |
| 19 | so | so | ADV | _ | 23 count | advmod |
| 20 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 23 count | nsubj |
| 21 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 23 count | aux |
| 22 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 23 count | advmod |
| 23 | count | count | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 says | ccomp |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 23 count | punct |
| 25 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 23 count | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your friend | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | see in a quote | future | no one | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | fill a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present | Your friend = friend | the reading log | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 4 | not count in a quote | present · do-support | friend | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
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: Which story answers him best?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 story | det |
| 2 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 answers | nsubj |
| 3 | answers | answer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 answers | obj |
| 5 | best | well | ADV | Degree=Sup | 3 answers | advmod |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 answers | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | answer speech: assert | present | which story | him = he | well property | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Cinderella: always be home before midnight
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cinderella | cinderella | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 home | punct |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 5 home | advmod |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 home | cop |
| 5 | home | home | ADV | _ | 1 Cinderella | nmod |
| 6 | before | before | ADP | _ | 7 midnight | case |
| 7 | midnight | midnight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 home | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | infinitive | midnight | always, home property | tree rules |
Option 2
The hare and the tortoise: slow and steady wins the race, even when nobody is watching you
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 hare | det |
| 2 | hare | hare | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 wins | nsubj |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 tortoise | cc |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 tortoise | det |
| 5 | tortoise | tortoise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hare | conj |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 slow | punct |
| 7 | slow | slow | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 hare | conj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 steady | cc |
| 9 | steady | steady | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 slow | conj |
| 10 | wins | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 race | det |
| 12 | race | race | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 wins | obj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 watching | punct |
| 14 | even | even | ADV | _ | 18 watching | advmod |
| 15 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 18 watching | mark |
| 16 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 18 watching | nsubj |
| 17 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 watching | aux |
| 18 | watching | watch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 wins | advcl |
| 19 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 18 watching | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win | present | the hare and the tortoise | the race | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | watch | present · progressive | nobody | you | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
Option 3
The three little pigs: build your house out of bricks
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 pigs | det |
| 2 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 pigs | nummod |
| 3 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 pigs | amod |
| 4 | pigs | pig | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 6 build | punct |
| 6 | build | build | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 pigs | acl |
| 7 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 house | nmod:poss |
| 8 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 build | obj |
| 9 | out | out | ADP | _ | 11 bricks | case |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 bricks | case |
| 11 | bricks | brick | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 build | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | build | infinitive | the three little pigs not said here | your house | bricks | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset house=Product |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Plato's ring of Gyges: honesty is what you do when nobody can see
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plato | Plato | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 ring | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Plato | case |
| 3 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 Gyges | case |
| 5 | Gyges | Gyges | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 ring | nmod |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 what | punct |
| 7 | honesty | honesty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 what | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 what | cop |
| 9 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 15 see | obj |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 do | nsubj |
| 11 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 see | aux |
| 12 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 15 see | advmod |
| 13 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 15 see | nsubj |
| 14 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 see | aux |
| 15 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 ring | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | honesty | Plato's ring of Gyges | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | see | can · present · do-support | nobody | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
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