Exam question 3 · Is it fair? Why bad things happen to good people
Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the book of Job.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, established facts · What happens: select, establish, concern · To what, where: response, book
This is exam question 3 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 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Select | xcomp |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 facts | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 facts | det |
| 7 | established | establish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 facts | amod |
| 8 | facts | fact | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 consistent | obl |
| 9 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 facts | acl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 book | det |
| 11 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 concerning | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 Job | case |
| 13 | Job | Job | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 book | nmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the response | consistent property | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | |||
| 2 | establish | participle | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ||||||
| 3 | concern | gerund | the established facts not said here | the book of Job | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus book=Experiencer |
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
A wicked man is punished in proportion to his offences
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 man | det |
| 2 | wicked | wicked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 man | amod |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 punished | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 punished | aux:pass |
| 5 | punished | punish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 proportion | case |
| 7 | proportion | proportion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 punished | obl |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 offences | case |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 offences | nmod:poss |
| 10 | offences | offence | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 punished | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | punish | present · passive | a wicked man | proportion | to man's offences | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||
| 2 | offend | man | nom offence «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
Job renounces his faith and is thereafter rewarded
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 renounces | nsubj |
| 2 | renounces | renounce | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 faith | nmod:poss |
| 4 | faith | faith | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 renounces | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 rewarded | cc |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 rewarded | aux:pass |
| 7 | thereafter | thereafter | ADV | _ | 8 rewarded | advmod |
| 8 | rewarded | reward | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 renounces | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | renounce | present | Job | Job's faith | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent faith=Source | ||||
| 2 | reward | present · passive | Job not said here | thereafter property | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient» |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
A righteous man suffers grievously, his friends' accusations are rejected, and no simple explanation is given
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 man | det |
| 2 | righteous | righteous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 man | amod |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 suffers | nsubj |
| 4 | suffers | suffer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | grievously | grievously | ADV | _ | 4 suffers | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 rejected | punct |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 friends | nmod:poss |
| 8 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 accusations | nmod:poss |
| 9 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 8 friends | case |
| 10 | accusations | accusation | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 rejected | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 rejected | aux:pass |
| 12 | rejected | reject | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 suffers | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 given | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 given | cc |
| 15 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 17 explanation | det |
| 16 | simple | simple | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 explanation | amod |
| 17 | explanation | explanation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 given | nsubj:pass |
| 18 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 given | aux:pass |
| 19 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 suffers | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | suffer | present | a righteous man | grievously property | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | reject | present · passive | man's friends's accusations | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 3 | give | present · passive | no simple explanation | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 4 | accuse | man's friends | nom accusation «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
Job's friends are vindicated in their assertion of his guilt
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 friends | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Job | case |
| 3 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 vindicated | nsubj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 vindicated | aux:pass |
| 5 | vindicated | vindicate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 assertion | case |
| 7 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 assertion | nmod:poss |
| 8 | assertion | assertion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 vindicated | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 guilt | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 guilt | nmod:poss |
| 11 | guilt | guilt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 assertion | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vindicate | present · passive | Job's friends | friends's assertion of his guilt | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | assert | friends = friend | his guilt | nom assertion «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
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