Test 6 · ★★ · The Sermon on the Mount
«Seriously, if someone's beating you up you just let them? that's mad.» What is a fair reply?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: someone, you, that · What happens: beat up, let, be · To what, where: you, them, fair reply
This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 17 «The Sermon on the Mount» 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: «Seriously, if someone's beating you up you just let them? that's mad.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 let | punct |
| 2 | Seriously | seriously | ADV | _ | 12 let | advmod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Seriously | punct |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 beating | mark |
| 5 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 beating | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 beating | aux |
| 7 | beating | beat | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 let | csubj |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 beating | obj |
| 9 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 beating | compound:prt |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 12 let | nsubj |
| 11 | just | just | ADV | _ | 12 let | advmod |
| 12 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 13 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 let | obj |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 17 mad | punct |
| 15 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 17 mad | nsubj |
| 16 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 mad | cop |
| 17 | mad | mad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 let | parataxis |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 let | punct |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 let | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | beat up a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present · progressive | someone | you | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location you=Theme | ||||
| 2 | let in a quote | infinitive | you | them = they | seriously property | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | |||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | that | mad property | tree rules |
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 a fair reply?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 reply | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 reply | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 reply | det |
| 4 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 reply | amod |
| 5 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 reply | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a fair reply | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It's mad, so Jesus never said anything 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 | 3 mad | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 mad | cop |
| 3 | mad | mad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 said | punct |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 said | advmod |
| 6 | Jesus | Jesus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 said | nsubj |
| 7 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 8 said | advmod |
| 8 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 mad | conj |
| 9 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 8 said | obj |
| 10 | about | about | ADP | _ | 11 it | case |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 anything | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | mad property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not say speech: assert | past | Jesus | anything | about it | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent anything=Topic |
Option 2
No, Christians are told to hit back first
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 5 told | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
| 3 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 5 told | nsubj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 told | aux:pass |
| 5 | told | tell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 hit | mark |
| 7 | hit | hit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 told | xcomp |
| 8 | back | back | ADV | _ | 7 hit | advmod |
| 9 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 hit | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present · passive | Christians | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | hit back not said to happen | to-infinitive | Christians not said here | first property | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Yes, Christians must let anyone hurt them
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 let | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 let | punct |
| 3 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 5 let | nsubj |
| 4 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 let | aux |
| 5 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 let | obj |
| 7 | hurt | hurt | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 let | xcomp |
| 8 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 hurt | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let | must | Christians | anyone | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | hurt | infinitive | anyone not said here | Christians = christian | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Loving enemies doesn't mean letting them hurt you; get help
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loving | loving | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 enemies | amod |
| 2 | enemies | enemy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 mean | nsubj |
| 3 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 mean | aux |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 mean | advmod |
| 5 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | letting | let | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 mean | xcomp |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 letting | obj |
| 8 | hurt | hurt | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 letting | xcomp |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 hurt | obj |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 11 get | punct |
| 11 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 mean | conj |
| 12 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 get | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not mean | present · do-support | Loving enemies | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | let not said to happen | gerund | Loving enemies not said here | enemies = enemy | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | hurt | infinitive | enemies = enemy not said here | you | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Patient | ||||
| 4 | get | infinitive | Loving enemies not said here | help | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus |
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