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title: Mum says "Sunday's family day, phones off." Your sister moans "that'… — Creation: God the maker · tree and pragmatics
description: Mum says "Sunday's family day, phones off." Your sister moans "that's just a made-up rule". Where does the idea come from? Test 8 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; 
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# Test 8 · Creation: God the maker

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Mum says "Sunday's family day, phones off." Your sister moans "that's just a made-up rule". Where does the idea come from?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mum, family day, sister, that, idea · **What happens:** say, phone off, moan, make up, be, come · **To what, where:** made rule · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum says "Sunday's family day, phones off."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t8:1
# text = Mum says "Sunday's family day, phones off."
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	phones	phone	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **phone off** *in a quote* | present | Sunday's family day |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Your sister moans "that's just a made-up rule".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t8:2
# text = Your sister moans "that's just a made-up rule".
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	moans	moan	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
12	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **moan** | present | Your sister |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make up** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | a made rule |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Where does the idea come from?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t8:3
# text = Where does the idea come from?
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present · do-support | the idea |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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From a rule that children must never play

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t8:o1:1
# text = From a rule that children must never play
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **play** | must | children | a rule |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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From a law made by phone companies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t8:o2:1
# text = From a law made by phone companies
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	companies	company	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a law *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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

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From the seventh day in Genesis, when God rested and blessed the day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t8:o3:1
# text = From the seventh day in Genesis, when God rested and blessed the day
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Genesis	Genesis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	rested	rest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	blessed	bless	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | past | God |  |  |  | day |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **bless** | past | God *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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From the story of the Garden of Eden only, where nobody had any phones

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:1-creation-god-the-maker:t8:o4:1
# text = From the story of the Garden of Eden only, where nobody had any phones
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Garden	Garden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Eden	Eden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
12	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	13	nsubj	_	_
13	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	det	_	_
15	phones	phone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | nobody | any phones |  | the story of the Garden of Eden |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Patient |

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