Exam question 2 · Trust that breaks and takes long to mend

Select the statement consistent with the account recorded in John 21:15-17.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: select, record · To what, where: statement, account

This is exam question 2 of lesson 82 «Trust that breaks and takes long to mend» 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 statement	det
3	statement	statement	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Select	obj
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Select	xcomp
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 account	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 account	det
7	account	account	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 consistent	obl
8	recorded	record	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 account	acl
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 John	case
10	John	John	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 recorded	obl:agent
11	21:15-17	21:15-17	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	10 John	flat
12	.	.	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 statement				consistent property	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Theme
2	record	participle		the account not said here					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

Peter was required to make public restitution before the assembled townsfolk

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Peter	Peter	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 required	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 required	aux:pass
3	required	require	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 make	mark
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 required	xcomp
6	public	public	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 restitution	amod
7	restitution	restitution	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 make	obj
8	before	before	ADP	_	11 townsfolk	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 townsfolk	det
10	assembled	assemble	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 townsfolk	amod
11	townsfolk	townsfolk	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 make	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	roles by
1	require	past · passive	Peter		vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic
2	make	to-infinitive	public restitution	before the assembled townsfolk	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset restitution=Product
3	assemble	participle			vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 2

Jesus declined thereafter to address Peter in consequence of the denial, and appointed another apostle in his stead

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 declined	nsubj
2	declined	decline	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	_	2 declined	advmod
4	to	to	PART	_	5 address	mark
5	address	address	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 declined	xcomp
6	Peter	Peter	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 address	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 consequence	case
8	consequence	consequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 address	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 denial	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 denial	det
11	denial	denial	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 consequence	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 appointed	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 appointed	cc
14	appointed	appoint	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 declined	conj
15	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	16 apostle	det
16	apostle	apostle	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 appointed	obj
17	in	in	ADP	_	19 stead	case
18	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 stead	nmod:poss
19	stead	stead	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 appointed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	decline	past	Jesus				thereafter property	vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	not address	to-infinitive	Jesus not said here		Peter	consequence of the denial		vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peter=Destination
3	appoint	past	Jesus not said here	another apostle		Jesus's stead		vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apostle=Theme

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

Jesus thrice asked Peter whether he loved him and thrice entrusted him with the care of his sheep

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 asked	nsubj
2	thrice	thrice	ADV	_	3 asked	advmod
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	Peter	Peter	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 asked	iobj
5	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	7 loved	mark
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 loved	nsubj
7	loved	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 asked	ccomp
8	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 loved	obj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 entrusted	cc
10	thrice	thrice	ADV	_	11 entrusted	advmod
11	entrusted	entrust	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 asked	conj
12	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 entrusted	obj
13	with	with	ADP	_	15 care	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 care	det
15	care	care	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 entrusted	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 sheep	case
17	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 sheep	nmod:poss
18	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 care	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	Jesus		Peter	thrice property	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent peter=Recipient clause=Topic
2	love	past	Jesus	Peter			vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus
3	entrust	past	Jesus not said here		Peter	with the care of Jesus's sheep; thrice property	vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Recipient with care=Theme
4	care		Jesus's sheep				nom care «act intransitive»: of=agent

Option 4

Peter was appointed to a position of authority prior to his denial alone

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Peter	Peter	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 appointed	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 appointed	aux:pass
3	appointed	appoint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 position	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 position	det
6	position	position	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 appointed	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 authority	case
8	authority	authority	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 position	nmod
9	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	12 denial	case
10	to	to	ADP	_	9 prior	fixed
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 denial	nmod:poss
12	denial	denial	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 appointed	obl
13	alone	alone	ADV	_	12 denial	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	appoint	past · passive		Peter				to a position of authority; prior Peter's denial	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme to position=Attribute
2	deny		Peter						nom denial «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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