Test 4 · ★★★ · Mock ethics olympiad
A Jewish judge asks, "Why should the Good Samaritan matter to someone who isn't Christian?" Which answer is best?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Jewish judge, answer · What happens: ask, not be, be · To what, where: Good Samaritan matter · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 50 «Mock ethics olympiad» 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 Jewish judge asks, "Why should the Good Samaritan matter to someone who isn't Christian?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 judge | det |
| 2 | Jewish | Jewish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 judge | amod |
| 3 | judge | judge | 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 | _ | 12 matter | punct |
| 7 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 12 matter | advmod |
| 8 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 matter | aux |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 matter | det |
| 10 | Good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 matter | amod |
| 11 | Samaritan | Samaritan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 matter | compound |
| 12 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 asks | obl |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 someone | case |
| 14 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 12 matter | nmod |
| 15 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 18 Christian | nsubj |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 Christian | cop |
| 17 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 18 Christian | advmod |
| 18 | Christian | Christian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 someone | acl:relcl |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 asks | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 asks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present | a Jewish judge | the Good Samaritan matter to someone | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | not is in a quote | present | christian property | 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: Which answer is best?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 answer | det |
| 2 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 best | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 best | cop |
| 4 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 best | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | which answer | good property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It doesn't matter to you, it's only for Christians
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 matter | nsubj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 matter | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 matter | advmod |
| 4 | matter | matter | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 you | case |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 matter | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 Christians | punct |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 Christians | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 Christians | cop |
| 10 | only | only | ADV | _ | 12 Christians | advmod |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 Christians | case |
| 12 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 4 matter | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not matter | present · do-support | It | you | vn matter-91 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to you=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | is | present | it | for Christians | tree rules |
Option 2
Because the Bible says so, and that's that
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Because | because | SCONJ | _ | 4 says | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Bible | det |
| 3 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 4 says | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 says | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 that | cc |
| 8 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 10 that | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 that | cop |
| 10 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 says | ccomp |
| # | 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 | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | that | that | tree rules |
Option 3
Because Christians are the best at helping
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Because | because | SCONJ | _ | 5 best | mark |
| 2 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 5 best | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 best | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 best | det |
| 5 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 6 | at | at | SCONJ | _ | 7 helping | mark |
| 7 | helping | help | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 best | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Christians | good property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | help | gerund | Christians not said here | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Its lesson, helping anyone in need whoever they are, makes sense to people of any faith
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 lesson | nmod:poss |
| 2 | lesson | lesson | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 makes | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 helping | punct |
| 4 | helping | help | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 lesson | acl |
| 5 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 4 helping | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 need | case |
| 7 | need | need | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 anyone | nmod |
| 8 | whoever | whoever | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 need | nmod |
| 9 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 whoever | nsubj |
| 10 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 whoever | cop |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 lesson | punct |
| 12 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | sense | sense | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 makes | obj |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 people | case |
| 15 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 makes | obl |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 faith | case |
| 17 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 18 faith | det |
| 18 | faith | faith | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 people | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | gerund | Its lesson not said here | anyone | need | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Beneficiary | |||
| 2 | is a | present | they | whoever | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | make | present | Its lesson | sense | to people of any faith | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sense=Product |
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