--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — The birth of Jesus · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the doctrine of the Incarnation? Exam question 2 of lesson 12 «The birth of Jesus» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wro --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/12-the-birth-of-jesus/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/) / [The birth of Jesus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/12-the-birth-of-jesus/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · The birth of Jesus Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the doctrine of the Incarnation? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, indoctrinate · **To what, where:** doctrine, Incarnation This is exam question 2 of lesson 12 «The birth of Jesus» 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/12-the-birth-of-jesus/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:e2:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the doctrine of the Incarnation? 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 doctrine doctrine NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 Incarnation Incarnation PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 doctrine of the Incarnation | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **indoctrinate** | | | the Incarnation | | | | | nom doctrine «cognition transitive»: of=patient | 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 {#o1} That Jesus was solely an exemplary teacher ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:e2:o1:1 # text = That Jesus was solely an exemplary teacher 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 Jesus Jesus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 4 solely solely ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 5 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 exemplary exemplary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | that Jesus | a exemplary teacher | | | | solely *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} That Jesus was an angel in human appearance ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:e2:o2:1 # text = That Jesus was an angel in human appearance 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 Jesus Jesus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 angel angel NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 human human ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 appearance appearance NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | that Jesus | a angel | | human appearance | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} That God resides exclusively within the Temple at Jerusalem ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:e2:o3:1 # text = That God resides exclusively within the Temple at Jerusalem 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 resides reside VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 exclusively exclusively ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 within within ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 Temple Temple PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 Jerusalem Jerusalem PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reside** | present | that God | | | | | within the Temple at Jerusalem; exclusively *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} That God the Son assumed a truly human nature in Jesus ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:e2:o4:1 # text = That God the Son assumed a truly human nature in Jesus 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 2 det _ _ 2 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 Son Son PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 appos _ _ 5 assumed assume VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 truly truly ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 human human ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 nature nature NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 Jesus Jesus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **assume** | past | that God | a human nature | | Jesus | | | vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nature=Theme | **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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