Test 6 · ★ · What Christians believe: prayer, forgiveness, grace and he…
«My grandad's in heaven now, he's got wings and a harp,» says your cousin. What do Christians actually say?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: grandad, he, cousin, Christians · What happens: be, get, say · To what, where: heaven, wings · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★ 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
Sentence 1: «My grandad's in heaven now, he's got wings and a harp,» says your cousin.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 heaven | punct |
| 2 | My | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 grandad | nmod:poss |
| 3 | grandad | grandad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 heaven | nsubj |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 heaven | cop |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 heaven | case |
| 6 | heaven | heaven | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 6 heaven | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 got | punct |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 got | nsubj |
| 10 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 got | aux |
| 11 | got | get | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 heaven | parataxis |
| 12 | wings | wing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 got | obj |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 harp | cc |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 harp | det |
| 15 | harp | harp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 wings | conj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 says | punct |
| 17 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 18 says | punct |
| 18 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 got | conj |
| 19 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 20 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 says | obj |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 heaven | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | My grandad | heaven | now | tree rules | |||
| 2 | get in a quote | present · passive | he | wings and a harp | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wing=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | your cousin | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
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 do Christians actually say?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 say | obj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 say | aux |
| 3 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 5 say | nsubj |
| 4 | actually | actually | ADV | _ | 5 say | advmod |
| 5 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 say | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present · do-support | Christians | actually property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
The options
Option 1
Yes, everyone becomes an angel with wings
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 4 becomes | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 4 becomes | nsubj |
| 4 | becomes | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 angel | det |
| 6 | angel | angel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 becomes | xcomp |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 wings | case |
| 8 | wings | wing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 angel | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | present | everyone | a angel with wings | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
He is with God; what heaven is like is beyond description
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 God | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 God | cop |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 4 God | case |
| 4 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 12 description | punct |
| 6 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 12 description | nsubj |
| 7 | heaven | heaven | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 like | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 like | cop |
| 9 | like | like | ADP | _ | 6 what | case |
| 10 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 description | cop |
| 11 | beyond | beyond | ADP | _ | 12 description | case |
| 12 | description | description | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 God | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | with God and description | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | God and description | beyond description | tree rules |
Option 3
He is waiting in a cloud for his birthday
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 waiting | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 waiting | aux |
| 3 | waiting | wait | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 cloud | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 cloud | det |
| 6 | cloud | cloud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 waiting | obl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 birthday | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 birthday | nmod:poss |
| 9 | birthday | birthday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 waiting | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | present · progressive | He | a cloud | for his birthday | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cloud=Location |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
No, Christians do not believe in heaven
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 believe | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 believe | punct |
| 3 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 6 believe | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 believe | aux |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 believe | advmod |
| 6 | believe | believe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 heaven | case |
| 8 | heaven | heaven | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 believe | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not believe | present · do-support | Christians | heaven | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
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