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description: Select the statement most consistent with the established distinction between the falsehood of Peter and that of Ananias and Sapphira. Exam question 3 of lesson 100 «Olympiad practice: the hardest cases» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Exam question 3 · Olympiad practice: the hardest cases

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Select the statement most consistent with the established distinction between the falsehood of Peter and that of Ananias and Sapphira.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, establish · **To what, where:** statement

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 100 «Olympiad practice: the hardest cases» 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/100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases:e3:1
# text = Select the statement most consistent with the established distinction between the falsehood of Peter and that of Ananias and Sapphira.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	distinction	distinction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	between	between	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Ananias	Ananias	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	Sapphira	Sapphira	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the statement |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

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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 {#o1}

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Neither falsehood was in any respect different from the other

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases:e3:o1:1
# text = Neither falsehood was in any respect different from the other
1	Neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | neither falsehood |  |  | any respect |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Peter's falsehood was premeditated, whereas theirs arose from sudden fear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases:e3:o2:1
# text = Peter's falsehood was premeditated, whereas theirs arose from sudden fear
1	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	premeditated	premeditate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	whereas	whereas	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	theirs	their	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	arose	arise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **premeditate** | past · passive |  | Peter's falsehood |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **arise** | past | theirs *= they* |  |  | sudden fear |  | whereas *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Peter's falsehood arose from sudden fear and was followed by repentance, whereas theirs was premeditated and maintained

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases:e3:o3:1
# text = Peter's falsehood arose from sudden fear and was followed by repentance, whereas theirs was premeditated and maintained
1	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	arose	arise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	repentance	repentance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	theirs	their	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	premeditated	premeditate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	maintained	maintain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | past | Peter's falsehood |  |  | sudden fear |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **follow** | past · passive | repentance |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **premeditate** | past · passive |  | theirs *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **maintain** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Peter uttered no falsehood whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:100-olympiad-practice-the-hardest-cases:e3:o4:1
# text = Peter uttered no falsehood whatsoever
1	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	uttered	utter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **utter** *speech: other* | past | Peter | no falsehood |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent falsehood=Topic |

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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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