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title: It is given that the infant was placed in a manger. State the nature… — The birth of Jesus · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that the infant was placed in a manger. State the nature of the said object. Exam question 4 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 wrong.
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# Exam question 4 · The birth of Jesus

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It is given that the infant was placed in a manger. State the nature of the said object.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** give, place, say · **To what, where:** It, infant, manger · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that the infant was placed in a manger.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:e4:1
# text = It is given that the infant was placed in a manger.
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	infant	infant	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	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	manger	manger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 | **place** | past · passive |  | the infant |  | a manger |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in manger=Destination |

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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:* State the nature of the said object.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:e4:2
# text = State the nature of the said object.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A shepherd's portable tent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:e4:o1:1
# text = A shepherd's portable tent
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	portable	portable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A trough from which animals feed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:e4:o2:1
# text = A trough from which animals feed
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obl	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	feed	feed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | present | animals |  |  | a trough |  |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A cradle of carved wood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:e4:o3:1
# text = A cradle of carved wood
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cradle	cradle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	carved	carve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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An upper room of an inn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:e4:o4:1
# text = An upper room of an inn
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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