Test 8 · ★★★ · Is it fair? Why bad things happen to good people «Do u ever doubt God, vicar? Like for real tho?» asks Lily. If he says «sometimes», what does that show?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, u, real tho, tho, that · What happens: do, doubt, ask, say, show · To what, where: God, Lily · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 75 «Is it fair? Why bad things happen to good people» 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: «Do u ever doubt God, vicar?
punct nsubj advmod ccomp obj punct conj punct root « PUNCT Do VERB u PRON ever ADV doubt VERB God PROPN , PUNCT vicar NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Do punct 2 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 u you PRON Abbr=Yes Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 doubt nsubj 4 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 5 doubt advmod 5 doubt doubt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 Do ccomp 6 God God PROPN Number=Sing 5 doubt obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 vicar punct 8 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 6 God conj 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 Do punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do in a quote imperative you not said here tree rules 2 doubt in a quote present u God and vicar ever vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent god=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: Like for real tho?» asks Lily.
discourse case amod nsubj punct punct obj punct root Like INTJ for ADP real ADJ tho NOUN ? PUNCT » PUNCT asks VERB Lily PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Like like INTJ _ 4 tho discourse 2 for for ADP _ 4 tho case 3 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 4 tho amod 4 tho tho NOUN Number=Sing 7 asks nsubj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 tho punct 6 » » PUNCT _ 4 tho punct 7 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 Lily Lily PROPN Number=Sing 7 asks obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 asks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask in a quote present real tho Lily vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lily=Recipient
Sentence 3: If he says «sometimes», what does that show?
mark nsubj advcl punct advmod punct punct obj aux nsubj punct root If SCONJ he PRON says VERB « PUNCT sometimes ADV » PUNCT , PUNCT what PRON does AUX that PRON show VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 says mark 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 show advcl 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 sometimes punct 5 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 3 says advmod 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 sometimes punct 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 says punct 8 what what PRON PronType=Int 11 show obj 9 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 show aux 10 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 11 show nsubj 11 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 12 ? ? PUNCT _ 11 show punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert a condition, not said to happen present tho sometimes property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 show present · do-support that vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer Doubt can be part of honest faith
nsubj aux cop case amod nmod root Doubt NOUN can AUX be AUX part NOUN of ADP honest ADJ faith NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Doubt doubt NOUN Number=Sing 4 part nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 part aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 part cop 4 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 faith case 6 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos 7 faith amod 7 faith faith NOUN Number=Sing 4 part nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a can Doubt part of honest faith tree rules
Option 2 He is a bad vicar and should quit
nsubj cop det amod cc aux conj root He PRON is AUX a DET bad ADJ vicar NOUN and CCONJ should AUX quit VERB 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 vicar nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 vicar cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 vicar det 4 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 5 vicar amod 5 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 quit cc 7 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 quit aux 8 quit quit VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 vicar conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present He a bad vicar tree rules 2 quit should He not said here vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 3 Vicars are not allowed to have doubts
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod mark xcomp obj root Vicars NOUN are AUX not PART allowed VERB to PART have VERB doubts NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vicars vicar NOUN Number=Plur 4 allowed nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 allowed aux:pass 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 allowed advmod 4 allowed allow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 to to PART _ 6 have mark 6 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 allowed xcomp 7 doubts doubt NOUN Number=Plur 6 have obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not allow present · passive Vicars vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality 2 have not said to happen to-infinitive Vicars not said here doubts vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doubt=Patient
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice He doesn't believe in God at all
nsubj aux advmod case obl case obl root He PRON does AUX n't PART believe VERB in ADP God PROPN at ADP all DET 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 4 believe nsubj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 believe aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 believe advmod 4 believe believe VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 God case 6 God God PROPN Number=Sing 4 believe obl 7 at at ADP _ 8 all case 8 all all DET PronType=Tot 4 believe obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not believe present · do-support He all in God vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
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