Test 6 · ★★★ · Saying sorry and making amends: Zacchaeus pays back
Ollie asks, "Do you have to tell the priest everything at confession?" What is the most accurate answer?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: Ollie, you, accurate answer · What happens: ask, have, tell, be · To what, where: everything, confession · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 90 «Saying sorry and making amends: Zacchaeus pays back» 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: Ollie asks, "Do you have to tell the priest everything at confession?"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ollie | Ollie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 asks | nsubj |
| 2 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 have | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 have | punct |
| 5 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 have | aux |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 have | nsubj |
| 7 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 asks | ccomp |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 tell | mark |
| 9 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 have | xcomp |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 everything | det |
| 11 | priest | priest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 everything | compound |
| 12 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 9 tell | obj |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 14 confession | case |
| 14 | confession | confession | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 tell | obl |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 asks | punct |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 asks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present | Ollie | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | have in a quote | present · do-support | you | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | tell speech: assert in a quote | to-infinitive | you not said here | everything | confession | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everything=Recipient |
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 the most accurate answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 answer | det |
| 4 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 5 accurate | advmod |
| 5 | accurate | accurate | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 answer | amod |
| 6 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the accurate answer | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Confession is only for grown-ups who go to prison
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confession | confession | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ups | compound |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 ups | cop |
| 3 | only | only | ADV | _ | 7 ups | advmod |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 ups | case |
| 5 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 ups | amod |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 grown | punct |
| 7 | ups | up | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 go | nsubj |
| 9 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 ups | acl:relcl |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 prison | case |
| 11 | prison | prison | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 go | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow | participle | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | is | present | for Confession grown ups | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | go | present | Confession grown ups | prison | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to prison=Initial_Location |
Option 2
You only confess the small things, never the big ones
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 confess | nsubj |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 3 confess | advmod |
| 3 | confess | confess | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 things | det |
| 5 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 things | amod |
| 6 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 confess | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 ones | punct |
| 8 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 11 ones | advmod |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 ones | det |
| 10 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 ones | amod |
| 11 | ones | one | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 confess | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confess | present | You | the small things | the big ones obl | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Confession is telling God the truth to be forgiven, and the priest keeps it secret for ever
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confession | confession | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 telling | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 telling | aux |
| 3 | telling | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | root | root |
| 4 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 telling | obj |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 truth | det |
| 6 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 telling | obj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 forgiven | mark |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 forgiven | aux:pass |
| 9 | forgiven | forgive | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 truth | acl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 keeps | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 keeps | cc |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 priest | det |
| 13 | priest | priest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 keeps | nsubj |
| 14 | keeps | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 telling | parataxis |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 keeps | obj |
| 16 | secret | secret | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 keeps | xcomp |
| 17 | for | for | ADP | _ | 18 ever | case |
| 18 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 14 keeps | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present · progressive | Confession | the truth | God | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent god=Recipient truth=Topic | |||
| 2 | forgive | to-infinitive · passive | Confession not said here | the truth not said here | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP» | ||||
| 3 | keep | present | the priest | truth | secret property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 4
The priest tells your parents everything you say
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 priest | det |
| 2 | priest | priest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tells | nsubj |
| 3 | tells | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 parents | nmod:poss |
| 5 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 tells | obj |
| 6 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 3 tells | obj |
| 7 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 say | nsubj |
| 8 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 everything | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | present | the priest | everything | your parents | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient everything=Topic | |||
| 2 | say speech: assert | present | you | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
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