--- title: Zara, who is Muslim, asks: "Do Christians think the world just happe… — Creation: God the maker · tree and pragmatics description: Zara, who is Muslim, asks: "Do Christians think the world just happened by chance?" What is the best answer? 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What is the best answer? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Zara, Christians, world, best answer · **What happens:** be, ask, think, happen · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 2 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/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Zara, who is Muslim, asks: "Do Christians think the world just happened by chance?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t2:1 # text = Zara, who is Muslim, asks: "Do Christians think the world just happened by chance?" 1 Zara Zara PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 Muslim Muslim ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 7 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 : : PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 9 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 Do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 Christians Christian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 12 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 ccomp _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ _ 15 just just ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 16 happened happen VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 ccomp _ _ 17 by by ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 chance chance NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ? ? PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 " " PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Zara | | | | | muslim *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Zara | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support | Christians | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 4 | **happen** *in a quote* | past | the world | | | | | by chance | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by chance=Location | 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 best answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t2:2 # text = What is the best answer? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the best answer | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Yes, Christians think there was no plan at all, only chance and luck ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t2:o1:1 # text = Yes, Christians think there was no plan at all, only chance and luck 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 Christians Christian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 think think VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 6 expl _ _ 6 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 7 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 8 det _ _ 8 plan plan NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 8 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 only only ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 chance chance NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 luck luck NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Christians | chance and luck | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **be** | past | no plan at all | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Christians think the world was made by people ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t2:o2:1 # text = Christians think the world was made by people 1 Christians Christian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 think think VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl:agent _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Christians | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **make** | past · passive | people | the world | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product | ### Option 3 {#o3} Christians say nobody can ask that question ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t2:o3:1 # text = Christians say nobody can ask that question 1 Christians Christian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 5 nsubj _ _ 4 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 6 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 7 det _ _ 7 question question NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Christians | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | can | nobody | that question | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} No, Christians believe it was made on purpose and with care by God ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t2:o4:1 # text = No, Christians believe it was made on purpose and with care by God 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 Christians Christian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 believe believe VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 ccomp _ _ 8 on on ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 purpose purpose NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 11 with with ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 care care NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 conj _ _ 13 by by ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obl:agent _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **believe** | present | Christians | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **make** | past · passive | God | it | | purpose and care | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product | **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. 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