--- title: Tom, who doesn't believe in God, says: "Science explains the Big Ban… — Creation: God the maker · tree and pragmatics description: Tom, who doesn't believe in God, says: "Science explains the Big Bang, so your story's pointless." What could a Christian reply? 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What could a Christian reply? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Tom, Science · **What happens:** not believe, say, explain · **To what, where:** Big Bang · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 3 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/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Tom, who doesn't believe in God, says: "Science explains the Big Bang, so your story's pointless." ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t3:1 # text = Tom, who doesn't believe in God, says: "Science explains the Big Bang, so your story's pointless." 1 Tom Tom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 4 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 5 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 believe believe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 parataxis _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 10 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 11 : : PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 12 " " PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 Science science NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 14 explains explain VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 conj _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 Big Big PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 compound _ _ 17 Bang Bang PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 19 so so ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 20 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 22 's 's PART POS _ 21 case _ _ 23 pointless pointless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 24 . . PUNCT . _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 " " PUNCT '' _ 23 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **believe** | present · do-support | Tom | | | | | in God | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Tom | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **explain** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | Science | the Big Bang | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bang=Topic | 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 could a Christian reply? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t3:2 # text = What could a Christian reply? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 1 aux _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 Christian Christian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 reply reply NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Science and faith can never talk about the world at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t3:o1:1 # text = Science and faith can never talk about the world at all 1 Science science NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 2 and and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 3 faith faith NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 conj _ _ 4 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 talk talk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **talk** | can | Science and faith | | | all | | about the world | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about world=Topic | ### Option 2 {#o2} Christians agree Genesis is pointless now ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t3:o2:1 # text = Christians agree Genesis is pointless now 1 Christians Christian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 agree agree VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Genesis Genesis PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 pointless pointless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 6 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | Christians | | | | now | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | Genesis | | | | | pointless *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Many Christians accept the Big Bang; Genesis answers why there is a world, not how ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t3:o3:1 # text = Many Christians accept the Big Bang; Genesis answers why there is a world, not how 1 Many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 Christians christian NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 accept accept VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 Big Big PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 Bang Bang PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ; ; PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 8 Genesis Genesis PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 answers answer VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 10 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 12 advmod _ _ 11 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 12 expl _ _ 12 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 ccomp _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 16 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 17 advmod _ _ 17 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **accept** | present | Many Christians | the Big Bang | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bang=Theme | | 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* | present | Genesis | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **be** | present | a world | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Christians must say the Big Bang is a lie ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t3:o4:1 # text = Christians must say the Big Bang is a lie 1 Christians Christian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 Big Big PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 Bang Bang PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 lie lie NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | must | Christians | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | present | the Big Bang | a lie | | | | | tree rules | **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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