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title: It is given that a correspondent describes a relative as "spiritual… — Soft words for hard things: religion a… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a correspondent describes a relative as "spiritual but not religious". Which of the following statements most accurately characterises that relative? Exam question 1 of lesson 32 «Soft words for hard things: religion and fate and failure and mistakes» of the euphemisms course of Mov
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# Exam question 1 · Soft words for hard things: religion and fate and failure…

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It is given that a correspondent describes a relative as "spiritual but not religious". Which of the following statements most accurately characterises that relative?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** correspondent · **What happens:** give, describe, follow, characteris · **To what, where:** It, relative

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 32 «Soft words for hard things: religion and fate and failure and mistakes» of the euphemisms 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/euphemisms/32-religion-fate-failure/#e1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a correspondent describes a relative as "spiritual but not religious".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:32-religion-fate-failure:e1:1
# text = It is given that a correspondent describes a relative as "spiritual but not religious".
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	correspondent	correspondent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	spiritual	spiritual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	acl	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present | a correspondent | a relative |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent relative=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Which of the following statements most accurately characterises that relative?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:32-religion-fate-failure:e1:2
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises that relative?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 |  | that relative |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The relative professes belief exclusively in apparitions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:32-religion-fate-failure:e1:o1:1
# text = The relative professes belief exclusively in apparitions
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	professes	profess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	apparitions	apparition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **profess** | present | the relative | belief |  | apparitions |  | exclusively *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent belief=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The relative is not affiliated with any organised religion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:32-religion-fate-failure:e1:o2:1
# text = The relative is not affiliated with any organised religion
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	affiliated	affiliate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	organised	organised	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **affiliate** | present · passive |  | the relative |  |  |  | with any organised religion | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with religion=Co-Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The relative is an ordained member of the clergy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:32-religion-fate-failure:e1:o3:1
# text = The relative is an ordained member of the clergy
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ordained	ordain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	clergy	clergy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ordain** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the relative | a ordained member |  |  |  | of the clergy | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The relative attends religious services daily

```conllu
# sent_id = question:euphemisms:32-religion-fate-failure:e1:o4:1
# text = The relative attends religious services daily
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	attends	attend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attend** | present | the relative | religious services |  |  |  | daily *property* | vn attend-107.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme service=Goal |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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