Exam question 4 · Trust that breaks and takes long to mend
Which of the following most accurately characterises the wrong committed by Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11)?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, commit
This is exam question 4 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 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 characterises | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 7 characterises | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 characterises | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 characterises | csubj |
| 5 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 accurately | advmod |
| 6 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 7 characterises | advmod |
| 7 | characterises | characteris | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 wrong | det |
| 9 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 characterises | xcomp |
| 10 | committed | commit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 wrong | acl |
| 11 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 Ananias | case |
| 12 | Ananias | Ananias | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 committed | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 Sapphira | cc |
| 14 | Sapphira | Sapphira | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Ananias | conj |
| 15 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 16 Acts | punct |
| 16 | Acts | Acts | PROPN | _ | 12 Ananias | appos |
| 17 | 5:1-11 | 5:1-11 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 16 Acts | flat |
| 18 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 16 Acts | punct |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 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 | accurately, wrong property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | commit | participle | by Ananias and Sapphira | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: 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
The retention of a portion of the proceeds, retention being prohibited
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 retention | det |
| 2 | retention | retention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 prohibited | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 portion | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 portion | det |
| 5 | portion | portion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 retention | nmod |
| 6 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 8 proceeds | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 proceeds | det |
| 8 | proceeds | proceed | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 portion | advcl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 retention | punct |
| 10 | retention | retention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 retention | conj |
| 11 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 prohibited | aux:pass |
| 12 | prohibited | prohibit | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | proceed | present | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | prohibit | gerund · passive | the retention of a portion and retention | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 3 | retain | a portion | nom retention «act transitive»: of=patient |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
The pretence of having donated the entire proceeds whilst retaining a portion
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 pretence | det |
| 2 | pretence | pretence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 proceeds | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 4 having | mark |
| 4 | having | have | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 pretence | acl |
| 5 | donated | donate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 having | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 entire | det |
| 7 | entire | entire | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 donated | obl |
| 8 | proceeds | proceed | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | whilst | whilst | SCONJ | _ | 10 retaining | mark |
| 10 | retaining | retain | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 proceeds | advcl |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 portion | det |
| 12 | portion | portion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 retaining | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | gerund | the pretence not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | donate | participle | the pretence not said here | the entire | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | proceed | present | the pretence | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | retain | gerund | the pretence not said here | a portion | tree rules |
Option 3
The sale of land, such sales being forbidden to members of the church in Jerusalem at that time
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 sale | det |
| 2 | sale | sale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 forbidden | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 land | case |
| 4 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sale | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 sales | punct |
| 6 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 sales | amod |
| 7 | sales | sale | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 forbidden | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 forbidden | aux:pass |
| 9 | forbidden | forbid | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 members | case |
| 11 | members | member | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 forbidden | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 church | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 church | det |
| 14 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 members | nmod |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 Jerusalem | case |
| 16 | Jerusalem | Jerusalem | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 forbidden | obl |
| 17 | at | at | ADP | _ | 19 time | case |
| 18 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 19 time | det |
| 19 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 forbidden | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forbid | gerund · passive | the sale of land | Jerusalem | time | to members of the church | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
The donation of the proceeds to persons outside the church
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 donation | det |
| 2 | donation | donation | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 proceeds | mark |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 proceeds | det |
| 5 | proceeds | proceed | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 donation | acl:relcl |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 persons | case |
| 7 | persons | person | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 proceeds | obl |
| 8 | outside | outside | ADP | _ | 10 church | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 church | det |
| 10 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 persons | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | proceed | present | the donation not said here | to persons outside the church | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent |
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