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# Exam question 2 · Daniel, Jonah and the prophets

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the response of the three companions of Daniel to the royal command?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 10 «Daniel, Jonah and the prophets» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/10-daniel-jonah-and-the-prophets/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:10-daniel-jonah-and-the-prophets:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the response of the three companions of Daniel to the royal command?
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	companions	companion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Daniel	Daniel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	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 |  | the response of the three companions of Daniel |  |  |  | of the following statements; to the royal command; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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They declined to venerate the image, avowing fidelity even should deliverance not be granted

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:10-daniel-jonah-and-the-prophets:e2:o1:1
# text = They declined to venerate the image, avowing fidelity even should deliverance not be granted
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	declined	decline	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	venerate	venerate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	image	image	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	avowing	avow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	deliverance	deliverance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	granted	grant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decline** | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **venerate** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | the image |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer image=Stimulus |
| 3 | **avow** | gerund | They *not said here* | fidelity |  |  |  | deliverance *obl* | vn declare-29.4 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent fidelity=Attribute |
| 4 | **not** **grant** | infinitive · passive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They petitioned the king for exemption on grounds of age

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:10-daniel-jonah-and-the-prophets:e2:o2:1
# text = They petitioned the king for exemption on grounds of age
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	petitioned	petition	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	exemption	exemption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	grounds	grounds	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **petition** | past | They | the king |  | grounds of age |  | for exemption | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They fled the realm prior to the promulgation of the decree

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:10-daniel-jonah-and-the-prophets:e2:o3:1
# text = They fled the realm prior to the promulgation of the decree
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	realm	realm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	promulgation	promulgation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	decree	decree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flee** | past | They | the realm |  |  |  | prior the promulgation of the decree | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme realm=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **promulgate** |  |  | the decree |  |  |  |  | nom promulgation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They venerated the image upon receiving assurance of safety

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:10-daniel-jonah-and-the-prophets:e2:o4:1
# text = They venerated the image upon receiving assurance of safety
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	venerated	venerate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	image	image	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	receiving	receive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	assurance	assurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **venerate** | past | They | the image |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer image=Stimulus |
| 2 | **receive** | gerund | the image *not said here* | assurance of safety |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assurance=Theme |
| 3 | **assure** |  | safety |  |  |  |  |  | nom assurance «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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