Exam question 3 · Daniel, Jonah and the prophets
It is given that the inhabitants of Nineveh repented subsequent to the preaching of Jonah. Determine the disposition of the prophet in respect of their deliverance.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: inhabitants, Jonah, you · What happens: give, repent, preach, determine, respect, deliver · To what, where: It, disposition, respect, deliverance
This is exam question 3 of lesson 10 «Daniel, Jonah and the prophets» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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: It is given that the inhabitants of Nineveh repented subsequent to the preaching of Jonah.
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 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 9 repented | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 inhabitants | det |
| 6 | inhabitants | inhabitant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 repented | nsubj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 Nineveh | case |
| 8 | Nineveh | Nineveh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 inhabitants | nmod |
| 9 | repented | repent | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 10 | subsequent | subsequent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 repented | xcomp |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 preaching | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 preaching | det |
| 13 | preaching | preaching | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 repented | obl |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 Jonah | case |
| 15 | Jonah | Jonah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 preaching | nmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | repent | past | the inhabitants of Nineveh | to the preaching of Jonah; subsequent property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | preach | Jonah | nom preaching «communication intransitive»: of=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: Determine the disposition of the prophet in respect of their deliverance.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 disposition | det |
| 3 | disposition | disposition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 prophet | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 prophet | det |
| 6 | prophet | prophet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 disposition | nmod |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 respect | case |
| 8 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 deliverance | case |
| 10 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 deliverance | nmod:poss |
| 11 | deliverance | deliverance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 respect | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | imperative | you not said here | the disposition of the prophet | respect of inhabitants's deliverance | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disposition=Topic | |||
| 2 | respect | inhabitants's deliverance | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 3 | deliver | inhabitants = inhabitant | nom deliverance «act transitive»: poss=agent |
The options
Option 1
He departed immediately for Jerusalem
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 departed | nsubj |
| 2 | departed | depart | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | immediately | immediately | ADV | _ | 2 departed | advmod |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 Jerusalem | case |
| 5 | Jerusalem | Jerusalem | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 departed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | depart | past | He | for Jerusalem; immediately property | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
He remained ignorant of their deliverance
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 remained | nsubj |
| 2 | remained | remain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | ignorant | ignorant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 remained | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 deliverance | case |
| 5 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 deliverance | nmod:poss |
| 6 | deliverance | deliverance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ignorant | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remain | past | He | ignorant of their deliverance | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ignorant=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | deliver | their = they | nom deliverance «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He was displeased that the city was spared
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 displeased | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 displeased | aux:pass |
| 3 | displeased | displease | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 spared | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 city | det |
| 6 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 spared | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 spared | aux:pass |
| 8 | spared | spare | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 displeased | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | displease | past · passive | He | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | spare | past · passive | the city | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: subject=Asset |
Option 4
He rejoiced exceedingly at their salvation
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 rejoiced | nsubj |
| 2 | rejoiced | rejoice | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | exceedingly | exceedingly | ADV | _ | 2 rejoiced | advmod |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 salvation | case |
| 5 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 salvation | nmod:poss |
| 6 | salvation | salvation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 rejoiced | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rejoice | past | He | their salvation | exceedingly property | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||
| 2 | salve | their = they | nom salvation «act transitive»: poss=agent |
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