Exam question 4 · Three ways of thinking: rules, consequences, character

Ascertain the instance wherein reasoning by rules and reasoning by consequences are liable to conflict.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, consequences · What happens: ascertain, reason, be, conflict · To what, where: instance

This is exam question 4 of lesson 37 «Three ways of thinking: rules, consequences, character» 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	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 instance	det
3	instance	instance	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	wherein	wherein	ADV	PronType=Int	5 reasoning	advmod
5	reasoning	reason	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Ascertain	advcl
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 rules	case
7	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 reasoning	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 reasoning	cc
9	reasoning	reasoning	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rules	conj
10	by	by	SCONJ	_	13 liable	mark
11	consequences	consequence	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 liable	nsubj
12	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 liable	cop
13	liable	liable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 reasoning	xcomp
14	to	to	PART	_	15 conflict	mark
15	conflict	conflict	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 liable	xcomp
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the instance		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instance=Topic
2	reason	gerund	you not said here		by rules and reasoning; wherein property	vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	is	present	consequences		liable property	tree rules
4	conflict	to-infinitive	consequences not said here			tree rules

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 removal of litter from a public park

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 removal	det
2	removal	removal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 litter	case
4	litter	litter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 removal	nmod
5	from	from	ADP	_	8 park	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 park	det
7	public	public	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 park	amod
8	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 removal	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	remove			litter		a public park			nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient from=place

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

The telling of a lie in order to protect another from harm

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 telling	det
2	telling	telling	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 protect	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 lie	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 lie	det
5	lie	lie	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 telling	nmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 order	case
7	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lie	nmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 protect	mark
9	protect	protect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	9 protect	obj
11	from	from	ADP	_	12 harm	case
12	harm	harm	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 protect	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protect	to-infinitive	the telling of a lie in order	another				from harm	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent another=Beneficiary from harm=Theme
2	tell			a lie in order					nom telling «communication transitive»: of=patient

Option 3

The rendering of assistance to an injured child

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rendering	det
2	rendering	rendering	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 assistance	case
4	assistance	assistance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rendering	nmod
5	to	to	ADP	_	8 child	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 child	det
7	injured	injured	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 child	amod
8	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 assistance	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	render			assistance to a injured child					nom rendering «communication transitive»: of=patient

Option 4

The expression of gratitude for a meal provided

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 expression	det
2	expression	expression	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 provided	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 gratitude	case
4	gratitude	gratitude	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 expression	nmod
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 meal	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 meal	det
7	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 expression	nmod
8	provided	provide	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	provide	participle	the expression of gratitude for a meal						vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition

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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