Test 12 · ★★ · Finders keepers and what belongs to whom
Grandad says, "Leave the edges of your field for the hungry, that's in the Bible." What does this show?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: Grandad, that, this · What happens: say, leave, be, show · To what, where: edges, Bible · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 12 · ★★ of lesson 42 «Finders keepers and what belongs to whom» 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: Grandad says, "Leave the edges of your field for the hungry, that's in the Bible."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 Leave | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 Leave | punct |
| 5 | Leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 says | ccomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 edges | det |
| 7 | edges | edge | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 Leave | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 field | case |
| 9 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 field | nmod:poss |
| 10 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 edges | nmod |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 hungry | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 hungry | det |
| 13 | hungry | hungry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 Leave | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 Bible | punct |
| 15 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 19 Bible | nsubj |
| 16 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 Bible | cop |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 Bible | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 Bible | det |
| 19 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Leave | obl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 Leave | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 Leave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Grandad | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | leave in a quote | infinitive | the edges of your field | for the hungry | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent edge=Theme for hungry=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | that | the Bible | 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: What does this show?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 show | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 show | aux |
| 3 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 show | nsubj |
| 4 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 show | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present · do-support | this | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |
The options
Option 1
The Bible says hungry people must work for free
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Bible | det |
| 2 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | hungry | hungry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 people | amod |
| 5 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 work | nsubj |
| 6 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 work | aux |
| 7 | work | work | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 says | ccomp |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 free | case |
| 9 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 work | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | the Bible | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | work | must | hungry people | for free | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for free=Beneficiary |
Option 2
The Bible says nobody should own any land at all
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Bible | det |
| 2 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 6 own | nsubj |
| 5 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 own | aux |
| 6 | own | own | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 says | ccomp |
| 7 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 8 land | det |
| 8 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 own | obj |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 all | case |
| 10 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 own | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | the Bible | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | own | should | nobody | any land | all | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot land=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The Bible teaches care for the poor alongside respect for property
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Bible | det |
| 2 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 teaches | nsubj |
| 3 | teaches | teach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | care | care | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 teaches | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 respect | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 respect | det |
| 7 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 respect | amod |
| 8 | alongside | alongside | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 respect | amod |
| 9 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 teaches | obl |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 property | case |
| 11 | property | property | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 respect | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | teach speech: other | present | the Bible | care | for the poor alongside respect for property | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent care=Recipient |
Option 4
The Bible says farmers must give away all their crops
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Bible | det |
| 2 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | farmers | farmer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 give | nsubj |
| 5 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 give | aux |
| 6 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 says | ccomp |
| 7 | away | away | ADV | _ | 6 give | advmod |
| 8 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 crops | det:predet |
| 9 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 crops | nmod:poss |
| 10 | crops | crop | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 give | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | the Bible | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | give away | must | farmers | farmers's crops | away property | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent crop=Theme |
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