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title: «why would God's son be born next to cows lol, makes no sense». Best… — The birth of Jesus · tree and pragmatics
description: «why would God's son be born next to cows lol, makes no sense». Best answer for the olympiad? Test 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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# Test 4 · The birth of Jesus

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«why would God's son be born next to cows lol, makes no sense». Best answer for the olympiad?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** bear, make · **To what, where:** son, sense

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This is test 4 of lesson 12 «The birth of Jesus» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school. 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «why would God's son be born next to cows lol, makes no sense».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:t4:1
# text = «why would God's son be born next to cows lol, makes no sense».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	advcl	_	_
9	next	next	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
16	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** *in a quote* | would · passive |  | God's son |  |  |  | next *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | present |  | no sense |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sense=Product |

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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:* Best answer for the olympiad?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:t4:2
# text = Best answer for the olympiad?
1	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	olympiad	olympiad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It was a mistake because the inn lost the booking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:t4:o1:1
# text = It was a mistake because the inn lost the booking
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	booking	booking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a mistake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | past | the inn | the booking |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent booking=Eventuality |

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

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Christians believe God chose to come humbly, close to ordinary people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:t4:o2:1
# text = Christians believe God chose to come humbly, close to ordinary people
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	humbly	humbly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **choose** | past | God |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come** | to-infinitive | God *not said here* |  |  |  |  | humbly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Rich people always had babies in stables then

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:t4:o3:1
# text = Rich people always had babies in stables then
1	Rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	stables	stable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Rich people | babies |  | stables | then | always *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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It shows God did not care where he was born

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:12-the-birth-of-jesus:t4:o4:1
# text = It shows God did not care where he was born
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **care** | past · do-support | God |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **bear** | past · passive |  | God |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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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