Test 8 · Cheating at school: copying and peeking
Lily says, "It's my own test, so changing it isn't cheating." What is wrong?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Lily, It, changing · What happens: say, be, change, not cheat · To what, where: own test, test · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 of lesson 92 «Cheating at school: copying and peeking» 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: Lily says, "It's my own test, so changing it isn't cheating."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lily | Lily | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 test | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 test | punct |
| 5 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 test | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 test | cop |
| 7 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 test | nmod:poss |
| 8 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 test | amod |
| 9 | test | test | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 says | ccomp |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 cheating | punct |
| 11 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 changing | advmod |
| 12 | changing | change | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 16 cheating | csubj |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 changing | obj |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 cheating | aux |
| 15 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 cheating | advmod |
| 16 | cheating | cheat | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 says | ccomp |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 16 cheating | punct |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 cheating | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Lily | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | present | It | my own test | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | change in a quote | gerund | test | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | |||||
| 4 | not cheat in a quote | present · progressive | changing | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wrong | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wrong | cop |
| 3 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wrong | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | wrong property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
It's only cheating if she gets caught
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 cheating | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 cheating | aux |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 4 cheating | advmod |
| 4 | cheating | cheat | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 caught | mark |
| 6 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 caught | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | gets | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 caught | aux:pass |
| 8 | caught | catch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 cheating | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cheat | present · progressive | It | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | catch a condition, not said to happen | present · passive | she | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
She should change two answers to be fair
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 change | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 change | aux |
| 3 | change | change | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 answers | nummod |
| 5 | answers | answer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 change | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 fair | mark |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 fair | cop |
| 8 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 change | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | change | should | She | two answers | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient | ||||
| 2 | is | to-infinitive | She not said here | fair property | tree rules |
Option 3
Nothing; she can mark herself however she likes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | root | root |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 5 mark | punct |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 mark | nsubj |
| 4 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 mark | aux |
| 5 | mark | mark | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Nothing | parataxis |
| 6 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 5 mark | obj |
| 7 | however | however | ADV | _ | 9 likes | advmod |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 likes | nsubj |
| 9 | likes | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 mark | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mark | can | she | herself = she | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent herself=Destination | ||||
| 2 | like | present | she | however property | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Self-marking is a trust system; changing the mark fools the teacher
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Self | self | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 marking | compound |
| 2 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 1 Self | punct |
| 3 | marking | marking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 system | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 system | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 system | det |
| 6 | trust | trust | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 system | compound |
| 7 | system | system | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 12 fools | punct |
| 9 | changing | change | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 12 fools | csubj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 mark | det |
| 11 | mark | mark | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 changing | obj |
| 12 | fools | fool | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 system | parataxis |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 teacher | det |
| 14 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 fools | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Self marking | a trust system | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | change | gerund | the mark | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mark=Patient | |||||
| 3 | fool | present | changing | the teacher | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teacher=Patient |
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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