Test 3 · ★ · Moses and the Exodus
A Jewish classmate writes «G-d» instead of «God». What is the kindest way to understand this?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Jewish classmate, kindest way · What happens: write, be, understand · To what, where: G d, this
This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 6 «Moses and the Exodus» 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 classmate writes «G-d» instead of «God».
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 | Jewish | Jewish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 classmate | amod |
| 3 | classmate | classmate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 writes | nsubj |
| 4 | writes | write | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 d | punct |
| 6 | G | G | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 d | compound |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 G | punct |
| 8 | d | D | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 writes | obj |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 d | punct |
| 10 | instead | instead | ADV | _ | 13 God | case |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 God | case |
| 12 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 13 God | punct |
| 13 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 writes | obl |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 13 God | punct |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 writes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | write | present | a Jewish classmate | G d | instead God | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent d=Theme |
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 kindest way to understand this?
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 way | det |
| 4 | kindest | kind | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 way | amod |
| 5 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 understand | mark |
| 7 | understand | understand | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 way | acl |
| 8 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 7 understand | obj |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the kindest way | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | understand | to-infinitive | the kindest way not said here | this | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer this=Stimulus |
The options
Option 1
It means she doesn't believe in God
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 | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 believe | nsubj |
| 4 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 believe | aux |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 believe | advmod |
| 6 | believe | believe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 means | ccomp |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 God | case |
| 8 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 believe | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | It | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not believe | present · do-support | she | in God | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It shows respect for God's name, like not saying YHWH aloud
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 | 2 shows | nsubj |
| 2 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 shows | obj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 name | case |
| 5 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 name | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 God | case |
| 7 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 respect | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 saying | punct |
| 9 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 11 saying | mark |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 saying | advmod |
| 11 | saying | say | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 shows | advcl |
| 12 | YHWH | YHWH | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 saying | obj |
| 13 | aloud | aloud | ADV | _ | 11 saying | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | It | respect | for God's name | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent respect=Recipient | |||
| 2 | not say speech: assert | gerund | YHWH | aloud property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent yhwh=Topic | ||||
| 3 | name | God | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
It means she has forgotten how to spell
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 | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 forgotten | nsubj |
| 4 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 forgotten | aux |
| 5 | forgotten | forget | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 2 means | ccomp |
| 6 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 spell | advmod |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 spell | mark |
| 8 | spell | spell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 forgotten | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | It | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | forget | present · perfect | she | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | not spell | to-infinitive | she not said here | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
It is a rude joke about 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 | 5 joke | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 joke | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 joke | det |
| 4 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 joke | amod |
| 5 | joke | joke | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | about | about | ADP | _ | 7 Christians | case |
| 7 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 5 joke | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a rude joke | about Christians | tree rules |
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