--- title: It is given that the inhabitants of Nineveh repented subsequent to t… — Daniel, Jonah and the prophets · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that the inhabitants of Nineveh repented subsequent to the preaching of Jonah. Determine the disposition of the prophet in respect of their deliverance. 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Determine the disposition of the prophet in respect of their deliverance. **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** inhabitants, Jonah, you · **What happens:** give, repent, preach, determine, respect, deliver · **To what, where:** It, disposition, respect, deliverance This is exam question 3 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/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that the inhabitants of Nineveh repented subsequent to the preaching of Jonah. ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:10-daniel-jonah-and-the-prophets:e3:1 # text = It is given that the inhabitants of Nineveh repented subsequent to the preaching of Jonah. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 inhabitants inhabitant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Nineveh Nineveh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 9 repented repent VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 10 subsequent subsequent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 xcomp _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 preaching preaching NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 Jonah Jonah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **repent** | past | the inhabitants of Nineveh | | | | | to the preaching of Jonah; subsequent *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **preach** | | Jonah | | | | | | nom preaching «communication intransitive»: of=agent | 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:* Determine the disposition of the prophet in respect of their deliverance. ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:10-daniel-jonah-and-the-prophets:e3:2 # text = Determine the disposition of the prophet in respect of their deliverance. 1 Determine determine VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 disposition disposition NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 prophet prophet NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 respect respect NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 deliverance deliverance NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the disposition of the prophet | | respect of inhabitants's deliverance | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disposition=Topic | | 2 | **respect** | | | inhabitants's deliverance | | | | | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient | | 3 | **deliver** | | inhabitants *= inhabitant* | | | | | | nom deliverance «act transitive»: poss=agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} He departed immediately for Jerusalem ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:10-daniel-jonah-and-the-prophets:e3:o1:1 # text = He departed immediately for Jerusalem 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 departed depart VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 immediately immediately ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Jerusalem Jerusalem PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **depart** | past | He | | | | | for Jerusalem; immediately *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} He remained ignorant of their deliverance ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:10-daniel-jonah-and-the-prophets:e3:o2:1 # text = He remained ignorant of their deliverance 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 remained remain VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 ignorant ignorant NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 deliverance deliverance NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **remain** | past | He | ignorant of their deliverance | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ignorant=Attribute | | 2 | **deliver** | | their *= they* | | | | | | nom deliverance «act transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He was displeased that the city was spared ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:10-daniel-jonah-and-the-prophets:e3:o3:1 # text = He was displeased that the city was spared 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 displeased displease VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 spared spare VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **displease** | past · passive | | He | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | | 2 | **spare** | past · passive | | the city | | | | | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: subject=Asset | ### Option 4 {#o4} He rejoiced exceedingly at their salvation ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:10-daniel-jonah-and-the-prophets:e3:o4:1 # text = He rejoiced exceedingly at their salvation 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 rejoiced rejoice VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 exceedingly exceedingly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 salvation salvation NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rejoice** | past | He | | | their salvation | | exceedingly *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **salve** | | their *= they* | | | | | | nom salvation «act transitive»: poss=agent | **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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