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title: It is given that a pupil is counselled to «walk with the wise». Sele… — Psalms and Proverbs · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a pupil is counselled to «walk with the wise». Select the response consistent with the intent of the said counsel. Exam question 4 of lesson 11 «Psalms and Proverbs» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and o
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# Exam question 4 · Psalms and Proverbs

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It is given that a pupil is counselled to «walk with the wise». Select the response consistent with the intent of the said counsel.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, counsell, walk, select, say, intend · **To what, where:** It, pupil, response, said counsel · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 11 «Psalms and Proverbs» 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/11-psalms-and-proverbs/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a pupil is counselled to «walk with the wise».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:11-psalms-and-proverbs:e4:1
# text = It is given that a pupil is counselled to «walk with the wise».
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	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	counselled	counsell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **counsell** | present · passive |  | a pupil |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **walk** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with the wise | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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:* Select the response consistent with the intent of the said counsel.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:11-psalms-and-proverbs:e4:2
# text = Select the response consistent with the intent of the said counsel.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	intent	intent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	counsel	counsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **intend** |  |  | the said counsel |  |  |  |  | nom intent «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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One ought to associate solely with scholars

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:11-psalms-and-proverbs:e4:o1:1
# text = One ought to associate solely with scholars
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	associate	associate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	scholars	scholar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **associate** | ought | One |  |  |  |  | with scholars; solely *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with scholar=Co-Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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One ought to avoid all company entirely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:11-psalms-and-proverbs:e4:o2:1
# text = One ought to avoid all company entirely
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **avoid** | ought | One | all company |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent company=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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One ought to undertake daily walks for the sake of one's health

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:11-psalms-and-proverbs:e4:o3:1
# text = One ought to undertake daily walks for the sake of one's health
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	undertake	undertake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	daily	daily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	walks	walk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sake	sake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undertake** | ought | One | daily walks |  |  |  | for the sake of one's health | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent walk=Eventuality |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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One's choice of companions shapes one's character

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:11-psalms-and-proverbs:e4:o4:1
# text = One's choice of companions shapes one's character
1	One	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	companions	companion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	shapes	shape	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | One | choice |  |  |  | of companions | tree rules |
| 2 | **shape** | present | choice | one's character |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset character=Product |

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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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