Test 10 · ★ · Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel
Olympiad judge: "Was the tree rule unfair because Adam and Eve did not understand it?" What is the best answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Adam, best answer · What happens: be, not understand · To what, where: tree rule, rule
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 2 «Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel» 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: Olympiad judge: "Was the tree rule unfair because Adam and Eve did not understand it?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiad | olympiad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 judge | compound |
| 2 | judge | judge | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 2 judge | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 rule | punct |
| 5 | Was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 rule | cop |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 rule | det |
| 7 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 rule | compound |
| 8 | rule | rule | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 judge | appos |
| 9 | unfair | unfair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 rule | amod |
| 10 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 16 understand | mark |
| 11 | Adam | Adam | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 understand | nsubj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 Eve | cc |
| 13 | Eve | Eve | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 Adam | conj |
| 14 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 understand | aux |
| 15 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 16 understand | advmod |
| 16 | understand | understand | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 unfair | advcl |
| 17 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 understand | obj |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 rule | punct |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 rule | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | past | the tree rule | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | not understand in a quote | past · do-support | Adam and Eve | rule | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
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 answer?
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 answer | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 answer | amod |
| 5 | answer | answer | 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 answer | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Not necessarily: a good rule can protect us before we understand it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 2 necessarily | advmod |
| 2 | necessarily | necessarily | ADV | _ | 8 protect | advmod |
| 3 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 protect | punct |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 rule | det |
| 5 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 rule | amod |
| 6 | rule | rule | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 protect | nsubj |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 protect | aux |
| 8 | protect | protect | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 9 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 protect | obj |
| 10 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 12 understand | mark |
| 11 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 understand | nsubj |
| 12 | understand | understand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 protect | advcl |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 understand | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | protect | can | a good rule | us | necessarily property | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary | |||
| 2 | understand | present | we | rule | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
Option 2
No, because rules never need any reason
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 need | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 need | punct |
| 3 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 6 need | mark |
| 4 | rules | rule | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 need | nsubj |
| 5 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 6 need | advmod |
| 6 | need | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 8 reason | det |
| 8 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 need | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not need | present | rules | any reason | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot reason=Theme |
Option 3
Yes, so they were right to break it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 6 right | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | so | so | ADV | _ | 6 right | advmod |
| 4 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 right | nsubj |
| 5 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 right | cop |
| 6 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 break | mark |
| 8 | break | break | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 right | csubj |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 break | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | they | right property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | break | to-infinitive | it | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Patient |
Option 4
Yes, any rule we do not fully understand is unfair, so it can be ignored
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 11 unfair | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 4 rule | det |
| 4 | rule | rule | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 unfair | nsubj |
| 5 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 understand | nsubj |
| 6 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 understand | aux |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 understand | advmod |
| 8 | fully | fully | ADV | _ | 9 understand | advmod |
| 9 | understand | understand | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 rule | acl:relcl |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 unfair | cop |
| 11 | unfair | unfair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 ignored | punct |
| 13 | so | so | ADV | _ | 17 ignored | advmod |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 ignored | nsubj:pass |
| 15 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 17 ignored | aux |
| 16 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 17 ignored | aux:pass |
| 17 | ignored | ignore | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 unfair | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not understand | present · do-support | we | any rule not said here | fully property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer rule=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | is | present | any rule | unfair property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | ignore | can · passive | rule | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
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