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title: Judge's follow-up: "Why does the story say people were made last?" W… — Creation: God the maker · tree and pragmatics
description: Judge's follow-up: "Why does the story say people were made last?" Which answer fits the story best? Test 11 of lesson 1 «Creation: God the maker» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was rig
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# Test 11 · Creation: God the maker

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Judge's follow-up: "Why does the story say people were made last?" Which answer fits the story best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** story, answer · **What happens:** say, make, fit · **To what, where:** people, story · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 of lesson 1 «Creation: God the maker» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/religion-ethics/1-creation-god-the-maker/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Judge's follow-up: "Why does the story say people were made last?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t11:1
# text = Judge's follow-up: "Why does the story say people were made last?"
1	Judge	Judge	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	follow	follow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	ccomp	_	_
16	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | present · do-support | the story |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | people |  |  |  | last *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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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 answer fits the story best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t11:2
# text = Which answer fits the story best?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fits	fit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** | present | which answer | the story  best |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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People were an afterthought that God almost forgot to make at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t11:o1:1
# text = People were an afterthought that God almost forgot to make at all
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	afterthought	afterthought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
6	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | People | a afterthought |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | past | God | a afterthought |  |  |  | almost *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **make** | to-infinitive | God *not said here* |  |  | all |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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People were made last because they matter least

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t11:o2:1
# text = People were made last because they matter least
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	matter	matter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	least	least	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | People |  |  |  | last *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **matter** | present | People |  |  |  |  | least *property* | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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People are the high point of creation, made to care for the rest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t11:o3:1
# text = People are the high point of creation, made to care for the rest
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	creation	creation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | People | the high point |  |  |  | of creation | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | the high point *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **care** | to-infinitive | the high point *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the rest | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for rest=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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God had run out of room for people before

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t11:o4:1
# text = God had run out of room for people before
1	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	_
9	before	before	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past · perfect | God |  |  | room |  | before *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out room=Trajectory |

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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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