Test 2 · ★★ · Rights, duties and community dilemmas
A Muslim classmate asks, "Why do some kids laugh when I pray?" What is the best thing to say?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Muslim classmate, kids, best thing · What happens: ask, laugh, pray, be, say · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 49 «Rights, duties and community dilemmas» 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 Muslim classmate asks, "Why do some kids laugh when I pray?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 classmate | det |
| 2 | Muslim | Muslim | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 classmate | amod |
| 3 | classmate | classmate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 asks | nsubj |
| 4 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 asks | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 laugh | punct |
| 7 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 11 laugh | advmod |
| 8 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 laugh | aux |
| 9 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 10 kids | det |
| 10 | kids | kid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 laugh | nsubj |
| 11 | laugh | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 asks | parataxis |
| 12 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 14 pray | advmod |
| 13 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 pray | nsubj |
| 14 | pray | pray | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 laugh | advcl |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 11 laugh | punct |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 laugh | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present | a Muslim classmate | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | laugh in a quote | present · do-support | some kids | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | pray in a quote | present | a Muslim classmate = classmate | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot |
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 best thing to say?
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 | 5 thing | det |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 thing | amod |
| 5 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 say | mark |
| 7 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 thing | acl |
| 8 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the best thing | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | to-infinitive | the best thing not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
That's unkind; we can believe different things and still respect each other
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 unkind | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 unkind | cop |
| 3 | unkind | unkind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 7 believe | punct |
| 5 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 believe | nsubj |
| 6 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 believe | aux |
| 7 | believe | believe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 unkind | parataxis |
| 8 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 things | amod |
| 9 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 believe | obj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 respect | cc |
| 11 | still | still | ADV | _ | 12 respect | advmod |
| 12 | respect | respect | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 believe | conj |
| 13 | each | each | DET | ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp | 12 respect | obj |
| 14 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 each | fixed |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | That | unkind property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | believe | can | we | different things | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | respect | present | we not said here | each | still | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer each=Stimulus |
Option 2
They laugh because your religion is funny
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 laugh | nsubj |
| 2 | laugh | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 7 funny | mark |
| 4 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 religion | nmod:poss |
| 5 | religion | religion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 funny | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 funny | cop |
| 7 | funny | funny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 laugh | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | laugh | present | They | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | present | your religion | funny property | tree rules |
Option 3
Ignore it, laughing is a kind of free speech
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ignore | ignore | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Ignore | obj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 kind | punct |
| 4 | laughing | laugh | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 kind | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 kind | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 kind | det |
| 7 | kind | kind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ignore | parataxis |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 speech | case |
| 9 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 speech | amod |
| 10 | speech | speech | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 kind | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ignore | imperative | you not said here | it | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | laugh | gerund | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | is a | present | a kind | of free speech | tree rules |
Option 4
Just stop praying at school, then they'll stop
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just | just | ADV | _ | 2 stop | advmod |
| 2 | stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | praying | pray | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 stop | xcomp |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 school | case |
| 5 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 praying | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 stop | punct |
| 7 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 10 stop | advmod |
| 8 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 stop | nsubj |
| 9 | 'll | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 stop | aux |
| 10 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 stop | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | imperative | you not said here | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | pray | gerund | you not said here | school | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot | ||||
| 3 | stop | future | they | then | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
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