Exam question 1 · Hinduism and Sikhism
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Hindu doctrine of reincarnation?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, indoctrinate · To what, where: Hindu doctrine, reincarnation
This is exam question 1 of lesson 32 «Hinduism and Sikhism» 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 doctrine | det |
| 10 | Hindu | hindu | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 doctrine | amod |
| 11 | doctrine | doctrine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 reincarnation | case |
| 13 | reincarnation | reincarnation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 doctrine | nmod |
| 14 | ? | ? | 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 Hindu doctrine of reincarnation | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | indoctrinate | reincarnation | nom doctrine «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
The soul ascends immediately and permanently unto heaven
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 soul | det |
| 2 | soul | soul | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ascends | nsubj |
| 3 | ascends | ascend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | immediately | immediately | ADV | _ | 3 ascends | advmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 permanently | cc |
| 6 | permanently | permanently | ADV | _ | 4 immediately | conj |
| 7 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 8 heaven | case |
| 8 | heaven | heaven | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ascends | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascend | present | the soul | unto heaven; immediately property | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The soul is reborn repeatedly until liberation, termed moksha, is attained
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 soul | det |
| 2 | soul | soul | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 reborn | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 reborn | aux:pass |
| 4 | reborn | reborn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | repeatedly | repeatedly | ADV | _ | 4 reborn | advmod |
| 6 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 13 attained | mark |
| 7 | liberation | liberation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 attained | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 moksha | punct |
| 9 | termed | term | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 moksha | amod |
| 10 | moksha | moksha | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 liberation | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 liberation | punct |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 attained | aux:pass |
| 13 | attained | attain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 reborn | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reborn | present · passive | the soul | repeatedly property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | term | participle | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | attain | present · passive | liberation and termed moksha | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 3
The soul is extinguished entirely upon the death of the body
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 soul | det |
| 2 | soul | soul | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 extinguished | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 extinguished | aux:pass |
| 4 | extinguished | extinguish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | entirely | entirely | ADV | _ | 4 extinguished | advmod |
| 6 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 8 death | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 death | det |
| 8 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 extinguished | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 body | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 body | det |
| 11 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 death | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | extinguish | present · passive | the soul | upon the death of the body; entirely property | vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | die | the body | nom death «event intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 4
The soul is reborn but once, in the form of an animal
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 soul | det |
| 2 | soul | soul | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 reborn | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 reborn | cop |
| 4 | reborn | reborn | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 6 once | cc |
| 6 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 4 reborn | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 form | punct |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 form | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 form | det |
| 10 | form | form | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 reborn | appos |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 animal | case |
| 12 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 animal | det |
| 13 | animal | animal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 form | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the soul | reborn property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | form | a animal | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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