Test 6 · What Christians believe: God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit
Your sister says the dove painted in church means the Holy Spirit is a bird. Put her right.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: sister, dove, Holy Spirit, you · What happens: say, paint, mean, be, put · To what, where: dove, church, bird · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 of lesson 21 «What Christians believe: God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit» 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: Your sister says the dove painted in church means the Holy Spirit is a bird.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 sister | nmod:poss |
| 2 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 dove | det |
| 5 | dove | dove | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 means | nsubj |
| 6 | painted | paint | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 dove | acl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 church | case |
| 8 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 painted | obl |
| 9 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | ccomp |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Spirit | det |
| 11 | Holy | Holy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Spirit | flat |
| 12 | Spirit | Spirit | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 bird | nsubj |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 bird | cop |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 bird | det |
| 15 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 means | ccomp |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Your sister | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | paint | participle | the dove not said here | church | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent in church=Destination | ||||
| 3 | mean | present | the dove | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is a | present | the Holy Spirit | a bird | 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: Put her right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Put | obj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | 1 Put | advmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | imperative | you not said here | dove | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Goal |
The options
Option 1
Yes, the Spirit lives in doves near churches
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 5 lives | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Spirit | det |
| 4 | Spirit | Spirit | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 lives | nsubj |
| 5 | lives | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 doves | case |
| 7 | doves | dove | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 lives | obl |
| 8 | near | near | ADP | _ | 9 churches | case |
| 9 | churches | church | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 doves | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | present | the Spirit | doves near churches | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dove=Location |
Option 2
The dove means peace only, nothing about God
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 dove | det |
| 2 | dove | dove | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 means | nsubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 means | obj |
| 5 | only | only | ADV | _ | 4 peace | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 nothing | punct |
| 7 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 4 peace | conj |
| 8 | about | about | ADP | _ | 9 God | case |
| 9 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 nothing | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | the dove | peace | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Topic |
Option 3
The dove is there because Noah built the church
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 dove | det |
| 2 | dove | dove | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 there | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 there | cop |
| 4 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | root | root |
| 5 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 7 built | mark |
| 6 | Noah | Noah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 built | nsubj |
| 7 | built | build | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 there | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 church | det |
| 9 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 built | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the dove | there property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | build | past | Noah | the church | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent church=Product |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The dove is a picture of God's Spirit, not a real bird
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 dove | det |
| 2 | dove | dove | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 picture | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 picture | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 picture | det |
| 5 | picture | picture | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 Spirit | case |
| 7 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 Spirit | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 God | case |
| 9 | Spirit | Spirit | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 picture | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 bird | punct |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 bird | advmod |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 bird | det |
| 13 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 bird | amod |
| 14 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 picture | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the dove | a picture and a real bird | of God's Spirit | tree rules |
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