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title: Sam: «the moral of the Talents is just keep ur money safe». Put him… — Parables: the Talents, the Sower and m… · tree and pragmatics
description: Sam: «the moral of the Talents is just keep ur money safe». Put him right. Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 15 «Parables: the Talents, the Sower and more» 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 right
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Parables: the Talents, the Sower and more

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Sam: «the moral of the Talents is just keep ur money safe». Put him right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Sam, you · **What happens:** be, put · **To what, where:** Sam

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 15 «Parables: the Talents, the Sower and more» 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/15-parables-talents-sower-and-more/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Sam: «the moral of the Talents is just keep ur money safe».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:15-parables-talents-sower-and-more:t1:1
# text = Sam: «the moral of the Talents is just keep ur money safe».
1	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	moral	moral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Talents	Talent	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Sam |  |  |  |  | keep, safe *property* | tree rules |

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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:* Put him right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:15-parables-talents-sower-and-more:t1:2
# text = Put him right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | Sam |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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No, it praises using your gifts, not hiding them in fear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:15-parables-talents-sower-and-more:t1:o1:1
# text = No, it praises using your gifts, not hiding them in fear
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	praises	praise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **use** | gerund |  | your gifts |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **hide** | gerund |  | gifts *= gift* |  | fear |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Patient in fear=Location |
| 4 | **gift** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, burying money is the safest choice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:15-parables-talents-sower-and-more:t1:o2:1
# text = Yes, burying money is the safest choice
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	burying	bury	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	safest	safe	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | gerund |  | money |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | burying | the safest choice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, the servant who hid it was praised

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:15-parables-talents-sower-and-more:t1:o3:1
# text = Yes, the servant who hid it was praised
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	praised	praise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | the servant | servant |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **praise** | past · passive |  | the servant |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No, it says money is evil

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:15-parables-talents-sower-and-more:t1:o4:1
# text = No, it says money is evil
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | money |  |  |  |  | evil *property* | tree rules |

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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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