Test 2 · ★ · Why cheating hurts the cheat
"That girl cut the corner and got the medal, so cheating works, innit," says your cousin. What is the best reply?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: girl, cheating, cousin, best reply · What happens: cut, get, work, say, be · To what, where: corner, medal, innit · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 94 «Why cheating hurts the cheat» 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: "That girl cut the corner and got the medal, so cheating works, innit," says your cousin.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 cut | punct |
| 2 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 girl | det |
| 3 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cut | nsubj |
| 4 | cut | cut | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 says | ccomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 corner | det |
| 6 | corner | corner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cut | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 got | cc |
| 8 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 cut | conj |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 medal | det |
| 10 | medal | medal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 got | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 works | punct |
| 12 | so | so | ADV | _ | 14 works | advmod |
| 13 | cheating | cheating | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 works | nsubj |
| 14 | works | work | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 cut | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 innit | punct |
| 16 | innit | innit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 works | obl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 cut | punct |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 19 says | punct |
| 19 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 20 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 21 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 says | obj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 19 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cut in a quote | past | that girl | the corner | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent corner=Product | ||||
| 2 | get in a quote | past | that girl not said here | the medal | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer medal=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | work in a quote | present | cheating | innit | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | say speech: assert | present | your cousin | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
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 the best reply?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 reply | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 reply | amod |
| 5 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best reply | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
You're right, Daisy should have cut it too
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 right | nsubj |
| 2 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 right | cop |
| 3 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 cut | punct |
| 5 | Daisy | Daisy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 cut | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 cut | aux |
| 7 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 cut | aux |
| 8 | cut | cut | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 right | parataxis |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 cut | obj |
| 10 | too | too | ADV | _ | 8 cut | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | You | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | cut | should · perfect · passive | Daisy | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary it=Product |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
She has the medal but not the honest run, and she can be reported
The tree, 14 words
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 | 2 has | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 medal | det |
| 4 | medal | medal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 has | obj |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 9 run | cc |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 run | advmod |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 run | det |
| 8 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 run | amod |
| 9 | run | run | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 medal | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 reported | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 reported | cc |
| 12 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 reported | nsubj:pass |
| 13 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 reported | aux |
| 14 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 15 reported | aux:pass |
| 15 | reported | report | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 has | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | She | the medal but the honest run | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medal=Patient | ||||
| 2 | report | can · passive | she | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Option 3
Corners don't count in cross-country
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corners | corner | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 count | nsubj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 count | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 count | advmod |
| 4 | count | count | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 count | compound:prt |
| 6 | cross-country | cross-country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 count | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not count in | present · do-support | Corners | cross-country | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cross-country=Theme |
Option 4
Medals are all that matter in sport
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medals | medal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 matter | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 matter | cop |
| 3 | all | all | ADV | _ | 5 matter | advmod |
| 4 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 matter | det |
| 5 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 sport | case |
| 7 | sport | sport | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 matter | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Medals | that matter | sport | all property | tree rules |
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.
This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/94-why-cheating-hurts-the-cheat/t2/