Test 3 · ★ · Easter and Pentecost
A classmate who is an atheist says, «Dead people don't come back, so Easter's just a story.» What is the most respectful reply?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: classmate, Dead people, respectful reply · What happens: be, say, not come back · To what, where: atheist · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 19 «Easter and Pentecost» 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 an atheist says, «Dead people don't come back, so Easter's just a story.»
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 says | nsubj |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 atheist | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 atheist | cop |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 atheist | det |
| 6 | atheist | atheist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 classmate | acl:relcl |
| 7 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 come | punct |
| 9 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 14 come | punct |
| 10 | Dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 people | amod |
| 11 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 come | nsubj |
| 12 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 come | aux |
| 13 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 come | advmod |
| 14 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 says | ccomp |
| 15 | back | back | ADV | _ | 14 come | advmod |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 story | punct |
| 17 | so | so | ADV | _ | 22 story | advmod |
| 18 | Easter | Easter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 story | nmod:poss |
| 19 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 18 Easter | case |
| 20 | just | just | ADV | _ | 22 story | advmod |
| 21 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 22 story | det |
| 22 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 come | parataxis |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 says | punct |
| 24 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a classmate | a atheist | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | a classmate | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | not come back in a quote | present · do-support | Dead people | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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 most respectful 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 | 6 reply | det |
| 4 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 5 respectful | advmod |
| 5 | respectful | respectful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 reply | amod |
| 6 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the respectful reply | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Everyone in the world believes it, so you're wrong
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 5 believes | nsubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 world | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 world | det |
| 4 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Everyone | nmod |
| 5 | believes | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 believes | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 wrong | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 wrong | advmod |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 wrong | nsubj |
| 10 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 wrong | cop |
| 11 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 believes | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | present | Everyone | world | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | is | present | you | wrong property | tree rules |
Option 2
You'll be punished for saying that
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 punished | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 punished | aux |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 punished | aux:pass |
| 4 | punished | punish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 6 saying | mark |
| 6 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 punished | advcl |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 saying | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | punish | future · passive | You | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | gerund | that | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent that=Topic |
Option 3
It doesn't matter, Easter is only about chocolate
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 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 chocolate | punct |
| 6 | Easter | Easter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 chocolate | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 chocolate | cop |
| 8 | only | only | ADV | _ | 10 chocolate | advmod |
| 9 | about | about | ADP | _ | 10 chocolate | case |
| 10 | chocolate | chocolate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 matter | 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 | is | present | Easter | about chocolate | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Christians believe God raised Jesus; I get that you don't, and we can talk about it
The tree, 17 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 | 4 raised | nsubj |
| 4 | raised | raise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 believe | ccomp |
| 5 | Jesus | Jesus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 raised | obj |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 get | punct |
| 7 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 get | nsubj |
| 8 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 believe | conj |
| 9 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 11 do | mark |
| 10 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 11 do | nsubj |
| 11 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 get | advcl |
| 12 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 do | advmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 talk | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 talk | cc |
| 15 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 17 talk | nsubj |
| 16 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 17 talk | aux |
| 17 | talk | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 believe | conj |
| 18 | about | about | ADP | _ | 19 it | case |
| 19 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 talk | obl |
| # | 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 | raise | past | God | Jesus | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jesus=Theme | ||||
| 3 | get | present | I | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 4 | not do | present | you | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | talk | can | we | about it | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |
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