Exam question 2 · Parables: the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son and the Los…

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the conduct of the father in the parable of the Prodigal Son?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris, conduct · To what, where: conduct, parable, father

This is exam question 2 of lesson 14 «Parables: the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son and the Lost Sheep» 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

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 conduct	det
10	conduct	conduct	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 father	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 father	det
13	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 conduct	nmod
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 parable	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 parable	det
16	parable	parable	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obl
17	of	of	ADP	_	20 Son	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 Son	det
19	Prodigal	Prodigal	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 Son	compound
20	Son	Son	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 parable	nmod
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present	the conduct of the father	the parable of the Prodigal Son	of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules
3	conduct		the father			nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient

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.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

He ran to receive his returning son and ordered a feast

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 ran	nsubj
2	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 receive	mark
4	receive	receive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 ran	xcomp
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 son	nmod:poss
6	returning	return	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 son	amod
7	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 receive	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 ordered	cc
9	ordered	order	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 ran	conj
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 feast	det
11	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ordered	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	run	past	He		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	receive	to-infinitive	He not said here	his returning son	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Theme
3	return	gerund			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	order	past	He not said here	a feast	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feast=Theme

Option 2

He consented to receive him solely as a hired servant

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 consented	nsubj
2	consented	consent	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 receive	mark
4	receive	receive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 consented	xcomp
5	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 receive	obj
6	solely	solely	ADV	_	4 receive	advmod
7	as	as	ADP	_	10 servant	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 servant	det
9	hired	hire	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 servant	amod
10	servant	servant	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 receive	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	consent	past	He			vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	receive	to-infinitive	He not said here	him = he	as a hired servant; solely property	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
3	hire	participle				vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 3

He declined to receive him until restitution was made

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 declined	nsubj
2	declined	decline	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 receive	mark
4	receive	receive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 declined	xcomp
5	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 receive	obj
6	until	until	SCONJ	_	9 made	mark
7	restitution	restitution	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 made	nsubj:pass
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 made	aux:pass
9	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 receive	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	decline	past	He		vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	not receive	to-infinitive	He not said here	him = he	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
3	make	past · passive		restitution	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Option 4

He remained indifferent to his son's return

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	indifferent	indifferent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 remained	xcomp
4	to	to	ADP	_	8 return	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 son	nmod:poss
6	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 return	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 son	case
8	return	return	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 remained	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	remain	past	He					to his son's return; indifferent property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	return		his son						nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

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