Test 3 · ★ · The miracles of Jesus
A classmate who is not religious asks: «you seriously believe a man walked on water?» What is the best reply?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: classmate, you, man, best reply · What happens: not be, ask, believe, walk, be · To what, where: water · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 16 «The miracles of Jesus» 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: A classmate who is not religious asks: «you seriously believe a man walked on water?»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 classmate | det |
| 2 | classmate | classmate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 asks | nsubj |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 religious | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 religious | cop |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 religious | advmod |
| 6 | religious | religious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 classmate | acl:relcl |
| 7 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 asks | punct |
| 9 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 believe | punct |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 believe | nsubj |
| 11 | seriously | seriously | ADV | _ | 12 believe | advmod |
| 12 | believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 asks | parataxis |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 man | det |
| 14 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 walked | nsubj |
| 15 | walked | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 believe | ccomp |
| 16 | on | on | ADP | _ | 17 water | case |
| 17 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 walked | obl |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 12 believe | punct |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 believe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | present | a classmate | religious property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | present | a classmate | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | believe in a quote | present | you | seriously property | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | walk in a quote | past | a man | water | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on water=Trajectory |
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 best reply?
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 | 5 reply | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 reply | amod |
| 5 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best reply | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Christians believe God can act in the world, but I get why you doubt it
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 2 believe | nsubj |
| 2 | believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 act | nsubj |
| 4 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 act | aux |
| 5 | act | act | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 believe | ccomp |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 world | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 world | det |
| 8 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 act | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 get | punct |
| 10 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 12 get | cc |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 get | nsubj |
| 12 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 believe | conj |
| 13 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 15 doubt | advmod |
| 14 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 15 doubt | nsubj |
| 15 | doubt | doubt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 get | advcl |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 doubt | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | present | Christians | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | act | can | God | the world | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | get | present | I | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 4 | doubt | present | you | world | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 2
It doesn't matter what anyone thinks about it
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 | 4 matter | nsubj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 matter | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 matter | advmod |
| 4 | matter | matter | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 7 thinks | obj |
| 6 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 thinks | nsubj |
| 7 | thinks | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 matter | parataxis |
| 8 | about | about | ADP | _ | 9 it | case |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 thinks | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not matter | present · do-support | It | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | think speech: other | present | anyone | about it | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
Option 3
You're stupid if you don't believe it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 stupid | nsubj |
| 2 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 stupid | cop |
| 3 | stupid | stupid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 believe | mark |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 believe | nsubj |
| 6 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 believe | aux |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 believe | advmod |
| 8 | believe | believe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 stupid | advcl |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 believe | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | You | stupid property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not believe a condition, not said to happen | present · do-support | you | it | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
Option 4
Nobody has ever doubted it, so it must be true
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 4 doubted | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 doubted | aux |
| 3 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 4 doubted | advmod |
| 4 | doubted | doubt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 doubted | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 true | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 true | advmod |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 true | nsubj |
| 9 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 true | aux |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 true | cop |
| 11 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 doubted | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | doubt | present · perfect · passive | Nobody | ever | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Theme it=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | is | must | it | true property | tree rules |
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