Test 6 · Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?»
The vicar replies, very formally: «I confess I am not wholly without apprehension; yet I am sustained by the hope of the resurrection.» What does he mean?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: vicar, hope, resurrection · What happens: reply, confess, not be, sustain, hope, mean · To what, where: vicar · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 of lesson 70 «Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?»» 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: The vicar replies, very formally: «I confess I am not wholly without apprehension; yet I am sustained by the hope of the resurrection.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 vicar | det |
| 2 | vicar | vicar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 replies | nsubj |
| 3 | replies | reply | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 formally | punct |
| 5 | very | very | ADV | _ | 6 formally | advmod |
| 6 | formally | formally | ADV | _ | 3 replies | advmod |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 confess | punct |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 confess | punct |
| 9 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 confess | nsubj |
| 10 | confess | confess | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 replies | parataxis |
| 11 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 wholly | nsubj |
| 12 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 wholly | cop |
| 13 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 wholly | advmod |
| 14 | wholly | wholly | ADV | _ | 10 confess | ccomp |
| 15 | without | without | ADP | _ | 16 apprehension | case |
| 16 | apprehension | apprehension | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 confess | obl |
| 17 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 21 sustained | punct |
| 18 | yet | yet | CCONJ | _ | 21 sustained | cc |
| 19 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 21 sustained | nsubj |
| 20 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 sustained | aux:pass |
| 21 | sustained | sustain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 replies | conj |
| 22 | by | by | ADP | _ | 24 hope | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 hope | det |
| 24 | hope | hope | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 sustained | obl |
| 25 | of | of | ADP | _ | 27 resurrection | case |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 resurrection | det |
| 27 | resurrection | resurrection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 hope | nmod |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 replies | punct |
| 29 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 replies | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reply speech: assert | present | the vicar | formally property | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | confess in a quote | present | the vicar = vicar | without apprehension | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | not is in a quote | present | the vicar = vicar | wholly property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | sustain in a quote | present · passive | the hope of the resurrection | the vicar = vicar | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ||||
| 5 | hope in a quote | the resurrection | nom hope «feeling intransitive»: of=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 does he mean?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 mean | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 mean | aux |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 mean | nsubj |
| 4 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present · do-support | vicar | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
The options
Option 1
He thinks he will never die at all
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 thinks | nsubj |
| 2 | thinks | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 die | nsubj |
| 4 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 die | aux |
| 5 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 6 die | advmod |
| 6 | die | die | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 thinks | ccomp |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 all | case |
| 8 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 die | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | present | He | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | not die | future | he | all | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
He's a bit scared, but his hope in Jesus helps him
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 scared | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 scared | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 bit | det |
| 4 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 scared | obl:unmarked |
| 5 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 helps | punct |
| 7 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 12 helps | cc |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 hope | nmod:poss |
| 9 | hope | hope | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 helps | nsubj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 Jesus | case |
| 11 | Jesus | Jesus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 hope | nmod |
| 12 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 scared | conj |
| 13 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 helps | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | a bit obl:unmarked; scared property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | help | present | his hope in Jesus | Jesus | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | hope | his = he | Jesus | nom hope «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent in=place |
Option 3
He has no fear at all about dying
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 has | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 fear | det |
| 4 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 has | obj |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 all | case |
| 6 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 fear | nmod |
| 7 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 8 dying | mark |
| 8 | dying | die | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 fear | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | He | no fear | all | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Patient | |||
| 2 | die | gerund | no fear not said here | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
He is terrified and has lost all hope
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 terrified | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 terrified | cop |
| 3 | terrified | terrified | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 lost | cc |
| 5 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 lost | aux |
| 6 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 3 terrified | conj |
| 7 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 hope | det |
| 8 | hope | hope | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lost | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | He | terrified property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | lose | present · perfect | He not said here | all hope | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hope=Eventuality |
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