Test 7 · The Golden Rule in many traditions
My cousin says Hillel was a Christian saint. Put him right.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: cousin, Hillel, you · What happens: say, be, put · To what, where: Christian saint, Hillel · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 of lesson 38 «The Golden Rule in many traditions» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school. 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
Sentence 1: My cousin says Hillel was a Christian saint.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 2 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | Hillel | Hillel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 saint | nsubj |
| 5 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 saint | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 saint | det |
| 7 | Christian | Christian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 saint | amod |
| 8 | saint | saint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | ccomp |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | My cousin | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | past | Hillel | a Christian saint | 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.
Sentence 2: Put him right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Put | obj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | 1 Put | advmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | imperative | you not said here | Hillel | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Hillel was a Buddhist monk who lived in ancient India
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillel | Hillel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 monk | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 monk | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 monk | det |
| 4 | Buddhist | buddhist | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 monk | amod |
| 5 | monk | monk | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 lived | nsubj |
| 7 | lived | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 monk | acl:relcl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 India | case |
| 9 | ancient | ancient | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 India | amod |
| 10 | India | India | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 lived | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | Hillel | a Buddhist monk | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | live | past | a Buddhist monk | ancient India | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in india=Location |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Hillel was a Jewish rabbi who taught before Jesus' ministry
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillel | Hillel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 rabbi | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 rabbi | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 rabbi | det |
| 4 | Jewish | Jewish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 rabbi | amod |
| 5 | rabbi | rabbi | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 taught | nsubj |
| 7 | taught | teach | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 rabbi | acl:relcl |
| 8 | before | before | ADP | _ | 11 ministry | case |
| 9 | Jesus | Jesus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 ministry | nmod:poss |
| 10 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 9 Jesus | case |
| 11 | ministry | ministry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 taught | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | Hillel | a Jewish rabbi | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | teach speech: other | past | a Jewish rabbi | before Jesus's ministry | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Hillel was a Muslim scholar who wrote down the Qur'an
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillel | Hillel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 scholar | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 scholar | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 scholar | det |
| 4 | Muslim | Muslim | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 scholar | amod |
| 5 | scholar | scholar | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 wrote | nsubj |
| 7 | wrote | write | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 scholar | acl:relcl |
| 8 | down | down | ADP | _ | 7 wrote | compound:prt |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Qur'an | det |
| 10 | Qur'an | Qur'an | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 wrote | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | Hillel | a Muslim scholar | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | write down | past | a Muslim scholar | the Qur'an | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent qur'an=Theme |
Option 4
Hillel was a Roman soldier who guarded the Temple in Jerusalem
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillel | Hillel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 soldier | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 soldier | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 soldier | det |
| 4 | Roman | roman | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 soldier | amod |
| 5 | soldier | soldier | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 guarded | nsubj |
| 7 | guarded | guard | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 soldier | acl:relcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Temple | det |
| 9 | Temple | Temple | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 guarded | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 Jerusalem | case |
| 11 | Jerusalem | Jerusalem | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 Temple | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | Hillel | a Roman soldier | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | guard | past | a Roman soldier | the Temple | Jerusalem | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temple=Beneficiary |
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