Test 11 · ★ · What Christians believe: prayer, forgiveness, grace and he…
«the line in the prayer says forgive us as we forgive, but I'm still mad at Jake lol» — what is the honest step?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: line, we · What happens: say, forgive, be · To what, where: us, Jake, honest step · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 22 «What Christians believe: prayer, forgiveness, grace and heaven» 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 line | punct |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 line | det |
| 3 | line | line | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 says | nsubj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 prayer | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 prayer | det |
| 6 | prayer | prayer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 line | nmod |
| 7 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | forgive | forgive | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 says | ccomp |
| 9 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 forgive | obj |
| 10 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 12 forgive | mark |
| 11 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 forgive | nsubj |
| 12 | forgive | forgive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 forgive | advcl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 mad | punct |
| 14 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 18 mad | cc |
| 15 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 18 mad | nsubj |
| 16 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 mad | cop |
| 17 | still | still | ADV | _ | 18 mad | advmod |
| 18 | mad | mad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 says | parataxis |
| 19 | at | at | ADP | _ | 20 Jake | case |
| 20 | Jake | Jake | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 mad | obl |
| 21 | lol | lol | INTJ | _ | 18 mad | discourse |
| 22 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 18 mad | punct |
| 23 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 28 step | punct |
| 24 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 28 step | nsubj |
| 25 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 28 step | cop |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 step | det |
| 27 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 28 step | amod |
| 28 | step | step | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 says | parataxis |
| 29 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert in a quote | present | the line in the prayer | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | forgive in a quote | infinitive | us | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme | |||||
| 3 | forgive in a quote | present | we | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is in a quote | present | the line in the prayer = line | Jake | still | mad property | tree rules | ||
| 5 | is a | present | the honest step | 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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Pretend you forgave him and move on
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretend | pretend | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 forgave | nsubj |
| 3 | forgave | forgive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Pretend | ccomp |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 forgave | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 move | cc |
| 6 | move | move | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Pretend | conj |
| 7 | on | on | ADV | _ | 6 move | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pretend | imperative | you not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | forgive | past | you | him = he | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||||
| 3 | move on | infinitive | you not said here | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Get Jake back first, then forgive
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get | get | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | Jake | Jake | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Get | obj |
| 3 | back | back | ADV | _ | 1 Get | advmod |
| 4 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 1 Get | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 forgive | punct |
| 6 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 forgive | advmod |
| 7 | forgive | forgive | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Get | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get back | imperative | you not said here | Jake | first property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer jake=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | forgive | infinitive | you not said here | then | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Stop saying that prayer for ever
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | saying | say | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Stop | xcomp |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 4 prayer | mark |
| 4 | prayer | prayer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 saying | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 ever | case |
| 6 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 2 saying | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | imperative | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | gerund | you not said here | prayer | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent prayer=Topic |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Ask God for help to forgive Jake
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Ask | obj |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 help | case |
| 4 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ask | obl |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 forgive | mark |
| 6 | forgive | forgive | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Ask | advcl |
| 7 | Jake | Jake | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 forgive | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | God | for help | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent god=Recipient | |||
| 2 | forgive | to-infinitive | you not said here | Jake | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jake=Theme |
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