Exam question 1 · The miracles of Jesus
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the significance attributed to the miracles of Jesus in the Gospel according to John?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, attribute, accord · To what, where: significance
This is exam question 1 of lesson 16 «The miracles of Jesus» 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 significance | det |
| 10 | significance | significance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | attributed | attribute | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 significance | acl |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 miracles | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 miracles | det |
| 14 | miracles | miracle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 attributed | obl |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 Jesus | case |
| 16 | Jesus | Jesus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 miracles | nmod |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 Gospel | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 Gospel | det |
| 19 | Gospel | Gospel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 Jesus | nmod |
| 20 | according | accord | VERB | ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 22 John | case |
| 21 | to | to | ADP | _ | 20 according | fixed |
| 22 | John | John | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 attributed | obl |
| 23 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 characterises | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | characteris | present | the significance | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | attribute | participle | the significance not said here | to the miracles of Jesus in the Gospel; accord John | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | accord | gerund | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
They are ordinary events without further meaning
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 events | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 events | cop |
| 3 | ordinary | ordinary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 events | amod |
| 4 | events | event | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 5 | without | without | ADP | _ | 7 meaning | case |
| 6 | further | further | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 meaning | amod |
| 7 | meaning | meaning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 events | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | They | ordinary events | without further meaning | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
They are signs which point to the identity of Jesus
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 signs | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 signs | cop |
| 3 | signs | sign | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 point | nsubj |
| 5 | point | point | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 signs | acl:relcl |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 identity | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 identity | det |
| 8 | identity | identity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 point | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 Jesus | case |
| 10 | Jesus | Jesus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 identity | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | They | signs | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | point | present | signs | the identity of Jesus | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to identity=Recipient |
Option 3
They are punishments inflicted upon unbelievers
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 punishments | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 punishments | cop |
| 3 | punishments | punishment | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | inflicted | inflict | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 punishments | acl |
| 5 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 6 unbelievers | case |
| 6 | unbelievers | unbeliever | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 inflicted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | They | punishments | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | inflict | participle | punishments not said here | upon unbelievers | tree rules |
Option 4
They are entertainments intended for the crowds
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 entertainments | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 entertainments | cop |
| 3 | entertainments | entertainment | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | intended | intend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 entertainments | acl |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 crowds | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 crowds | det |
| 7 | crowds | crowd | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 intended | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | They | entertainments | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | intend | participle | entertainments not said here | for the crowds | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent |
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