Exam question 2 · Noah and the Tower of Babel

Select the definition most accurately corresponding to the term "covenant" as employed in the Scriptures.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: select, correspond, employ · To what, where: definition, Scriptures

This is exam question 2 of lesson 3 «Noah and the Tower of Babel» 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	Select	select	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 definition	det
3	definition	definition	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Select	obj
4	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	5 accurately	advmod
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 corresponding	advmod
6	corresponding	correspond	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Select	advcl
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 term	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 term	det
9	term	term	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 corresponding	obl
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 covenant	punct
11	covenant	covenant	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 term	appos
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 covenant	punct
13	as	as	SCONJ	_	14 employed	mark
14	employed	employ	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 corresponding	advcl
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 Scriptures	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 Scriptures	det
17	Scriptures	Scripture	PROPN	Number=Plur	14 employed	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Select	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	select	imperative	you not said here	the definition			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent definition=Theme
2	correspond	gerund	you not said here			to the term; accurately property	vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	employ	participle	you not said here		the Scriptures		vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: 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.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

A structure erected for the purpose of reaching heaven

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 structure	det
2	structure	structure	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	erected	erect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 structure	acl
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 purpose	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 purpose	det
6	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 erected	obl
7	of	of	SCONJ	_	8 reaching	mark
8	reaching	reach	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 purpose	acl
9	heaven	heaven	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 reaching	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erect	participle		a structure not said here				for the purpose	vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for purpose=Beneficiary
2	reach	gerund	the purpose not said here	heaven					vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent heaven=Theme

Option 2

A vessel constructed for the conveyance of animals

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 vessel	det
2	vessel	vessel	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	constructed	construct	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 vessel	acl
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 conveyance	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 conveyance	det
6	conveyance	conveyance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 constructed	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 animals	case
8	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 conveyance	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	participle		a vessel not said here				for the conveyance of animals	vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for conveyance=Beneficiary
2	convey			animals					nom conveyance «communication transitive»: of=patient

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

A solemn promise or agreement between parties

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 promise	det
2	solemn	solemn	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 promise	amod
3	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 agreement	cc
5	agreement	agreement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 promise	conj
6	between	between	ADP	_	7 parties	case
7	parties	party	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 agreement	nmod

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Option 4

A form of offering presented upon an altar

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 form	det
2	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 offering	mark
4	offering	offer	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 form	acl
5	presented	present	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 form	acl
6	upon	upon	ADP	_	8 altar	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 altar	det
8	altar	altar	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 presented	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	offer	gerund	a form not said here						vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
2	present	participle		a form not said here				upon a altar	vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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