Exam question 4 · Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel

Ascertain the purpose for which, according to Genesis, a mark was placed upon Cain.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, Genesis · What happens: ascertain, accord, place · To what, where: purpose, mark

This is exam question 4 of lesson 2 «Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel» 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	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 purpose	det
3	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	1 Ascertain	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 Genesis	punct
7	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 Genesis	case
8	to	to	ADP	_	7 according	fixed
9	Genesis	Genesis	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 placed	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 mark	det
12	mark	mark	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 placed	nsubj:pass
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 placed	aux:pass
14	placed	place	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 Genesis	acl:relcl
15	upon	upon	ADP	_	16 Cain	case
16	Cain	Cain	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 placed	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the purpose	accord Genesis	vn ensure-99 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Precondition purpose=Beneficiary which=Theme
2	accord	gerund				vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
3	place	past · passive	Genesis not said here	a mark	upon Cain	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme upon cain=Destination

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 · ✓ the right answer

To afford him protection from acts of vengeance

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 afford	mark
2	afford	afford	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 afford	obj
4	protection	protection	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 afford	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 acts	case
6	acts	act	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 afford	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 vengeance	case
8	vengeance	vengeance	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 acts	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	afford	to-infinitive		him = he		acts of vengeance			tree rules
2	act		vengeance						nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Option 2

To render him an object of public ridicule

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 render	mark
2	render	render	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 render	obj
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 object	det
5	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 render	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 ridicule	case
7	public	public	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 ridicule	amod
8	ridicule	ridicule	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 object	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	render	to-infinitive		a object of public ridicule	him = he				vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient object=Theme

Option 3

To signify his appointment as a ruler

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 signify	mark
2	signify	signify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 appointment	nmod:poss
4	appointment	appointment	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 signify	obj
5	as	as	ADP	_	7 ruler	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 ruler	det
7	ruler	ruler	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 signify	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	signify	to-infinitive		his appointment				as a ruler	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot appointment=Theme

Option 4

To indicate that he had been pardoned of all consequences

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 indicate	mark
2	indicate	indicate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 pardoned	mark
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 pardoned	nsubj:pass
5	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 pardoned	aux
6	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	7 pardoned	aux:pass
7	pardoned	pardon	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 indicate	ccomp
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 consequences	case
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	10 consequences	det
10	consequences	consequence	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 pardoned	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	indicate	to-infinitive							vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic
2	pardon	past · perfect · passive		he				of all consequences	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

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