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Exam question 3 · Parables: the Talents, the Sower and more

It is given that a servant was released from a debt of great magnitude. Ascertain the conduct for which he was subsequently condemned.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: give, release, ascertain, condemn · To what, where: It, servant, debt, conduct

This is exam question 3 of lesson 15 «Parables: the Talents, the Sower and more» 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 a servant was released from a debt of great magnitude.

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	_	8 released	mark
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 servant	det
6	servant	servant	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 released	nsubj:pass
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 released	aux:pass
8	released	release	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 given	advcl
9	from	from	ADP	_	11 debt	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 debt	det
11	debt	debt	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 released	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 magnitude	case
13	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 magnitude	amod
14	magnitude	magnitude	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 debt	nmod
15	.	.	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	release	past · passive		a servant		a debt of great magnitude			vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Source

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: Ascertain the conduct for which he was subsequently condemned.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 conduct	det
3	conduct	conduct	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 condemned	obl
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 condemned	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 condemned	aux:pass
8	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	_	9 condemned	advmod
9	condemned	condemn	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 conduct	acl:relcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the conduct					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic
2	condemn	past · passive		servant				for the conduct; subsequently property	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for which=Attribute

The options

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

His refusal to forgive a lesser debt owed to himself

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 refusal	nmod:poss
2	refusal	refusal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 forgive	mark
4	forgive	forgive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 refusal	acl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 debt	det
6	lesser	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	7 debt	amod
7	debt	debt	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 forgive	obj
8	owed	owe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 debt	acl
9	to	to	ADP	_	10 himself	case
10	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	8 owed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	forgive	to-infinitive		a lesser debt					vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent debt=Theme
2	owe	participle		a lesser debt not said here	himself = he				vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to himself=Goal
3	refuse		His = he						nom refusal «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Option 2

His construction of a dwelling upon sand

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 construction	nmod:poss
2	construction	construction	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 dwelling	mark
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 dwelling	det
5	dwelling	dwell	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 construction	acl
6	upon	upon	ADP	_	7 sand	case
7	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dwelling	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dwell	gerund	His construction not said here			sand			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon sand=Location
2	construct		His = he						nom construction «act transitive»: poss=agent

Option 3

His failure to double the sum of money entrusted to his care

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 failure	nmod:poss
2	failure	failure	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 double	mark
4	double	double	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 failure	acl
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sum	det
6	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 double	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 money	case
8	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sum	nmod
9	entrusted	entrust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 money	acl
10	to	to	ADP	_	12 care	case
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 care	nmod:poss
12	care	care	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 entrusted	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	double	to-infinitive		the sum of money					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sum=Patient
2	entrust	participle		money not said here	his care				vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to care=Recipient
3	fail		His = he						nom failure «act intransitive»: poss=agent
4	sum			money					nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient
5	care		his = he						nom care «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Option 4

His expenditure of his inheritance abroad

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 expenditure	nmod:poss
2	expenditure	expenditure	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 inheritance	case
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 inheritance	nmod:poss
5	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 expenditure	nmod
6	abroad	abroad	ADV	_	2 expenditure	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	expend		His = he	his inheritance					nom expenditure «possession transitive»: poss=agent of=patient
2	inherit		his = he						nom inheritance «act transitive»: poss=agent

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