Exam question 1 · Buddhism, humanism and respect for every belief
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the position designated as humanism?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris, designate · To what, where: position
This is exam question 1 of lesson 33 «Buddhism, humanism and respect for every belief» 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 | 10 position | det |
| 10 | position | position | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | designated | designate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 position | acl |
| 12 | as | as | ADP | _ | 13 humanism | case |
| 13 | humanism | humanism | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 designated | obl |
| 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 position | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | designate | participle | the position not said here | as humanism | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as humanism=Attribute |
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 right answer
That persons may live ethically through reason and compassion, without belief in God
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 persons | det |
| 2 | persons | person | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 live | nsubj |
| 3 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 live | aux |
| 4 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ethically | ethically | ADV | _ | 4 live | advmod |
| 6 | through | through | ADP | _ | 7 reason | case |
| 7 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 live | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 compassion | cc |
| 9 | compassion | compassion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 reason | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 belief | punct |
| 11 | without | without | ADP | _ | 12 belief | case |
| 12 | belief | belief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 live | obl |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 God | case |
| 14 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 belief | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | may | that persons | reason and compassion | without belief in God; ethically property | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through reason=Location |
Option 2
That persons may live ethically solely through the observance of religious law
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 persons | det |
| 2 | persons | person | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 live | nsubj |
| 3 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 live | aux |
| 4 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ethically | ethically | ADV | _ | 6 solely | advmod |
| 6 | solely | solely | ADV | _ | 4 live | advmod |
| 7 | through | through | ADP | _ | 9 observance | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 observance | det |
| 9 | observance | observance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 live | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 law | case |
| 11 | religious | religious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 law | amod |
| 12 | law | law | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 observance | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | may | that persons | the observance of religious law | solely property | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through observance=Location | |||
| 2 | observe | religious law | nom observance «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
That persons ought to venerate humanity as a deity
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 persons | det |
| 2 | persons | person | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 venerate | nsubj |
| 3 | ought | ought | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 venerate | aux |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 venerate | mark |
| 5 | venerate | venerate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | humanity | humanity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 venerate | obj |
| 7 | as | as | ADP | _ | 9 deity | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 deity | det |
| 9 | deity | deity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 venerate | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | venerate | ought | that persons | humanity | as a deity | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer humanity=Stimulus |
Option 4
That ethical conduct is impossible in the absence of faith
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 conduct | det |
| 2 | ethical | ethical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 conduct | amod |
| 3 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 impossible | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 impossible | cop |
| 5 | impossible | impossible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 absence | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 absence | det |
| 8 | absence | absence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 impossible | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 faith | case |
| 10 | faith | faith | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 absence | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | that ethical conduct | the absence of faith | impossible property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | absent | faith | nom absence «state transitive»: of=patient |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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