Exam question 1 · Islam
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Muslim understanding of the Qur'an?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, understand · To what, where: Muslim understanding, Qur'an
This is exam question 1 of lesson 31 «Islam» 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 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 characterises | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 characterises | obl |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 accurately | advmod |
| 7 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 8 characterises | advmod |
| 8 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 understanding | det |
| 10 | Muslim | Muslim | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 understanding | amod |
| 11 | understanding | understanding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 Qur'an | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Qur'an | det |
| 14 | Qur'an | Qur'an | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 understanding | nmod |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 characterises | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | characteris | present | the Muslim understanding of the Qur'an | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | understand | the Qur'an | nom understanding «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
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
It is held to be a book of laws devised by the imams
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 held | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 held | aux:pass |
| 3 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 book | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 book | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 book | det |
| 7 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | xcomp |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 laws | case |
| 9 | laws | law | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 book | nmod |
| 10 | devised | devise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 laws | acl |
| 11 | by | by | ADP | _ | 13 imams | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 imams | det |
| 13 | imams | imam | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 devised | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | present · passive | It | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is a | to-infinitive | a book | of laws | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | devise | participle | laws not said here | by the imams | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
It is held to be a history of the Arab peoples composed by scholars
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 held | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 held | aux:pass |
| 3 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 history | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 history | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 history | det |
| 7 | history | history | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | xcomp |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 peoples | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 peoples | det |
| 10 | Arab | Arab | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 peoples | amod |
| 11 | peoples | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 history | nmod |
| 12 | composed | compose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 peoples | acl |
| 13 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 scholars | case |
| 14 | scholars | scholar | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 composed | obl:agent |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | present · passive | It | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is a | to-infinitive | a history | of the Arab peoples | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | compose | participle | the Arab peoples not said here | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
It is held to be the word of God, revealed to the Prophet Muhammad
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 held | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 held | aux:pass |
| 3 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 word | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 word | cop |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 word | det |
| 7 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 God | case |
| 9 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 word | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 revealed | punct |
| 11 | revealed | reveal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 word | acl |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 Muhammad | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Muhammad | det |
| 14 | Prophet | Prophet | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 Muhammad | compound |
| 15 | Muhammad | Muhammad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 revealed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | present · passive | It | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is a | to-infinitive | the word | of God | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | reveal | participle | the word not said here | the Prophet Muhammad | vn confess-37.10 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to muhammad=Recipient |
Option 4
It is held to be a collection of the sayings of Jesus
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 held | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 held | aux:pass |
| 3 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 collection | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 collection | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 collection | det |
| 7 | collection | collection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | xcomp |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 sayings | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 sayings | det |
| 10 | sayings | saying | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 collection | nmod |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 Jesus | case |
| 12 | Jesus | Jesus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 sayings | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | present · passive | It | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is a | to-infinitive | a collection | of the sayings of Jesus | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | say | Jesus | nom saying «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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