Exam question 1 · Is it fair? Why bad things happen to good people
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the relationship between moral conduct and length of life?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: relationship
This is exam question 1 of lesson 75 «Is it fair? Why bad things happen to good people» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 characterises | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 characterises | obl |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 accurately | advmod |
| 7 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 8 characterises | advmod |
| 8 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 relationship | det |
| 10 | relationship | relationship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | between | between | ADP | _ | 13 conduct | case |
| 12 | moral | moral | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 conduct | amod |
| 13 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 relationship | nmod |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 length | cc |
| 15 | length | length | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 conduct | conj |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 life | case |
| 17 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 length | nmod |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 characterises | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | characteris | present | the relationship | of the following statements; between moral conduct and length of life; accurately 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.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Length of life is determined solely by attendance at worship
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Length | length | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 determined | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 3 life | case |
| 3 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Length | nmod |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 determined | aux:pass |
| 5 | determined | determine | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | solely | solely | ADV | _ | 5 determined | advmod |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 attendance | case |
| 8 | attendance | attendance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 determined | obl |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 worship | case |
| 10 | worship | worship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 attendance | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | present · passive | attendance at worship | Length of life | solely property | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The duration of a life is neither a reward for virtue nor a penalty for vice
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 duration | det |
| 2 | duration | duration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 reward | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 life | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 life | det |
| 5 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 duration | nmod |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 reward | cop |
| 7 | neither | neither | CCONJ | Polarity=Neg | 9 reward | cc:preconj |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 reward | det |
| 9 | reward | reward | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 virtue | case |
| 11 | virtue | virtue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 reward | nmod |
| 12 | nor | nor | CCONJ | Polarity=Neg | 14 penalty | cc |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 penalty | det |
| 14 | penalty | penalty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 reward | conj |
| 15 | for | for | ADP | _ | 16 vice | case |
| 16 | vice | vice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 reward | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the duration of a life | a reward nor a penalty | for virtue; for vice | tree rules |
Option 3
Persons of good character invariably enjoy longer lives
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persons | person | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 enjoy | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 character | case |
| 3 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 character | amod |
| 4 | character | character | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Persons | nmod |
| 5 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 6 enjoy | advmod |
| 6 | enjoy | enjoy | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | longer | long | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 8 lives | amod |
| 8 | lives | life | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 enjoy | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | enjoy | present | Persons of good character | longer lives | invariably property | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer life=Stimulus |
Option 4
Persons of ill temper are invariably granted longer lives
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persons | person | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 granted | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 temper | case |
| 3 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 temper | amod |
| 4 | temper | temper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Persons | nmod |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 granted | aux:pass |
| 6 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 7 granted | advmod |
| 7 | granted | grant | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | longer | long | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 9 lives | amod |
| 9 | lives | life | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 granted | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grant | present · passive | Persons of ill temper | invariably property | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal life=Theme |
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