Test 3 · ★★ · Dilemmas about truth and friendship
A classmate who is not religious asks, "Why do Christians care so much about not lying?" What is the most respectful, accurate answer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: classmate, Christians, respectful accurate answer · What happens: not be, ask, care, not lie, be · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 41 «Dilemmas about truth and friendship» 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: A classmate who is not religious asks, "Why do Christians care so much about not lying?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 classmate | det |
| 2 | classmate | classmate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 asks | nsubj |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 religious | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 religious | cop |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 religious | advmod |
| 6 | religious | religious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 classmate | acl:relcl |
| 7 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 care | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 13 care | punct |
| 10 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 13 care | advmod |
| 11 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 care | aux |
| 12 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 13 care | nsubj |
| 13 | care | care | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 asks | ccomp |
| 14 | so | so | ADV | _ | 15 much | advmod |
| 15 | much | much | ADV | _ | 13 care | advmod |
| 16 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 18 lying | mark |
| 17 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 18 lying | advmod |
| 18 | lying | lie | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 13 care | advcl |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 asks | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 asks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | present | a classmate | religious property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | present | a classmate | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | care in a quote | present · do-support | Christians | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 4 | not lie in a quote | gerund | Christians not said here | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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: What is the most respectful, accurate answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 answer | det |
| 4 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 5 respectful | advmod |
| 5 | respectful | respectful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 answer | amod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 respectful | punct |
| 7 | accurate | accurate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 answer | amod |
| 8 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the respectful accurate answer | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Because Christians think people who are not religious always lie
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Because | because | SCONJ | _ | 3 think | mark |
| 2 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 3 think | nsubj |
| 3 | think | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 lie | nsubj |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 religious | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 religious | cop |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 religious | advmod |
| 8 | religious | religious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 people | acl:relcl |
| 9 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 10 lie | advmod |
| 10 | lie | lie | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 think | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | present | Christians | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | not is | present | people | religious property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | lie | present | people | always property | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Christians do not care about lying, it is just a rule for church
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 4 care | nsubj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 care | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 care | advmod |
| 4 | care | care | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 6 lying | mark |
| 6 | lying | lie | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 care | advcl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 rule | punct |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 rule | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 rule | cop |
| 10 | just | just | ADV | _ | 12 rule | advmod |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 rule | det |
| 12 | rule | rule | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 care | obl |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 14 church | case |
| 14 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 rule | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not care | present · do-support | Christians | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | lie | gerund | Christians not said here | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is a | present | it | a rule | for church | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Christians believe God is truthful and wants people to be honest too
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 2 believe | nsubj |
| 2 | believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 truthful | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 truthful | cop |
| 5 | truthful | truthful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 believe | ccomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 wants | cc |
| 7 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 believe | conj |
| 8 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 wants | obj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 honest | mark |
| 10 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 11 honest | cop |
| 11 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 wants | xcomp |
| 12 | too | too | ADV | _ | 11 honest | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | present | Christians | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | is | present | God | truthful property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | want | present | Christians not said here | people | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot people=Theme | ||||
| 4 | is not said to happen | to-infinitive | people not said here | honest property | tree rules |
Option 4
Because Christians are never allowed to change their mind about anything
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Because | because | SCONJ | _ | 5 allowed | mark |
| 2 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 5 allowed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 allowed | aux:pass |
| 4 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 5 allowed | advmod |
| 5 | allowed | allow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 change | mark |
| 7 | change | change | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 allowed | xcomp |
| 8 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 mind | nmod:poss |
| 9 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 change | obj |
| 10 | about | about | ADP | _ | 11 anything | case |
| 11 | anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 change | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not allow | present · passive | Christians | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | change not said to happen | to-infinitive | Christians not said here | Christians's mind | about anything | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient | |||
| 3 | mind | Christians = christian | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
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