Test 8 · Honesty with money: too much change and the found wallet
Harry says, "It's not a lie, I just didn't mention the brakes." What is the problem?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Harry, It, problem · What happens: say, not be, not mention, be · To what, where: lie, brakes · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 of lesson 95 «Honesty with money: too much change and the found wallet» 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: Harry says, "It's not a lie, I just didn't mention the brakes."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry | Harry | 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 lie | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 lie | punct |
| 5 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 lie | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 lie | cop |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 lie | advmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 lie | det |
| 9 | lie | lie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 says | ccomp |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 mention | punct |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 15 mention | nsubj |
| 12 | just | just | ADV | _ | 15 mention | advmod |
| 13 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 mention | aux |
| 14 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 mention | advmod |
| 15 | mention | mention | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 says | ccomp |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 brakes | det |
| 17 | brakes | brake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 mention | obj |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 15 mention | punct |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 mention | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Harry | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not is a in a quote | present | It | a lie | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | not mention speech: other in a quote | past · do-support | Harry | the brakes | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent brake=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 problem?
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 | 4 problem | det |
| 4 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the problem | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Leaving out a danger misleads the buyer and could get them hurt
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaving | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 misleads | csubj |
| 2 | out | out | ADP | _ | 1 Leaving | compound:prt |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 danger | det |
| 4 | danger | danger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Leaving | obj |
| 5 | misleads | mislead | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 buyer | det |
| 7 | buyer | buyer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 misleads | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 get | cc |
| 9 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 get | aux |
| 10 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 misleads | conj |
| 11 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 get | obj |
| 12 | hurt | hurt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 get | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave out | gerund | a danger | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent danger=Theme | |||||
| 2 | mislead | present | Leaving | the buyer | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent buyer=Patient | ||||
| 3 | get | could | Leaving not said here | them = they | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | hurt | participle | them = they not said here | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2
It's fine because the bike was cheap
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 | 3 fine | expl |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 fine | cop |
| 3 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 cheap | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 bike | det |
| 6 | bike | bike | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cheap | nsubj |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 cheap | cop |
| 8 | cheap | cheap | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 fine | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is | past | the bike | cheap property | tree rules |
Option 3
Brakes are the buyer's job to check
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brakes | brake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 job | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 job | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 buyer | det |
| 4 | buyer | buyer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 job | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 buyer | case |
| 6 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 check | mark |
| 8 | check | check | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 job | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Brakes | the buyer's job | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | check | to-infinitive | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
There's no problem; you can only lie with words, not by keeping quiet
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 2 's | expl |
| 2 | 's | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 problem | det |
| 4 | problem | problem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 's | nsubj |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 lie | punct |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 lie | nsubj |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 lie | aux |
| 8 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 lie | advmod |
| 9 | lie | lie | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 's | conj |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 words | case |
| 11 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 lie | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 keeping | punct |
| 13 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 keeping | advmod |
| 14 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 15 keeping | mark |
| 15 | keeping | keep | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 lie | advcl |
| 16 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 keeping | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | present | no problem | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | lie | can | you | with words | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | not keep | gerund | you not said here | quiet property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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