Test 10 · Vows, oaths and promises in faith
Hari's friend says, "Only Christians think promises are sacred." What is accurate?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: friend, Christians, promises · What happens: say, think, be · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 of lesson 88 «Vows, oaths and promises in faith» 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: Hari's friend says, "Only Christians think promises are sacred."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hari | Hari | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 friend | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Hari | case |
| 3 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 says | punct |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 think | punct |
| 7 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 9 think | advmod |
| 8 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 9 think | nsubj |
| 9 | think | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 says | parataxis |
| 10 | promises | promise | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 sacred | nsubj |
| 11 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 sacred | cop |
| 12 | sacred | sacred | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 think | ccomp |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 sacred | punct |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 think | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Hari's friend | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | think speech: other in a quote | present | Christians | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | promises | sacred 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.
Sentence 2: What is accurate?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 accurate | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 accurate | cop |
| 3 | accurate | accurate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 accurate | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | accurate property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Many faiths treat promises as sacred, including Hindus and Muslims
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 faiths | amod |
| 2 | faiths | faith | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 treat | nsubj |
| 3 | treat | treat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | promises | promise | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 treat | obj |
| 5 | as | as | ADP | _ | 6 sacred | case |
| 6 | sacred | sacred | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 treat | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 Hindus | punct |
| 8 | including | include | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 Hindus | case |
| 9 | Hindus | Hindu | PROPN | Number=Plur | 3 treat | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 Muslims | cc |
| 11 | Muslims | Muslim | PROPN | Number=Plur | 9 Hindus | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | treat | present | Many faiths | promises | as sacred; include Hindus and Muslims | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent promise=Theme as sacred=Attribute | |||
| 2 | include | gerund | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Hindus think promises don't count
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindus | Hindu | PROPN | Number=Plur | 2 think | nsubj |
| 2 | think | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | promises | promise | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 count | nsubj |
| 4 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 count | aux |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 count | advmod |
| 6 | count | count | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 think | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | present | Hindus | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | not count | present · do-support | promises | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
Only Christians care about keeping promises; other faiths do not mind
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 3 care | advmod |
| 2 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 3 care | nsubj |
| 3 | care | care | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 5 keeping | mark |
| 5 | keeping | keep | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 care | advcl |
| 6 | promises | promise | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 keeping | obj |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 12 mind | punct |
| 8 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 faiths | amod |
| 9 | faiths | faith | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 mind | nsubj |
| 10 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 mind | aux |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 mind | advmod |
| 12 | mind | mind | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 care | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | care | present | Christians | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | keep | gerund | Christians not said here | promises | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme | ||||
| 3 | not mind | present · do-support | other faiths | vn care-88.1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4
No faith thinks promises matter
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 2 faith | det |
| 2 | faith | faith | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 thinks | nsubj |
| 3 | thinks | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | promises | promise | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 matter | nsubj |
| 5 | matter | matter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 thinks | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | present | no faith | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | matter | present | promises | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
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