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title: Select the response that is consistent with the established position… — The miracles of Jesus · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response that is consistent with the established positions concerning the possibility of miracles. Exam question 4 of lesson 16 «The miracles 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'
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# Exam question 4 · The miracles of Jesus

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Select the response that is consistent with the established positions concerning the possibility of miracles.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established positions · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, possibility

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 16 «The miracles 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/16-the-miracles-of-jesus/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:16-the-miracles-of-jesus:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established positions concerning the possibility of miracles.
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	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	positions	position	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	possibility	possibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	miracles	miracle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established positions; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established positions *not said here* | the possibility of miracles |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus possibility=Experiencer |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Every Christian interprets every miracle literally

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:16-the-miracles-of-jesus:e4:o1:1
# text = Every Christian interprets every miracle literally
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	Christian	Christian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	interprets	interpret	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	miracle	miracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interpret** | present | every Christian | every miracle |  |  |  | literally *property* | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent miracle=Theme |

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

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The question is disputed and may be discussed respectfully with reasons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:16-the-miracles-of-jesus:e4:o2:1
# text = The question is disputed and may be discussed respectfully with reasons
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	disputed	dispute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	discussed	discuss	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	respectfully	respectfully	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	reasons	reason	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dispute** | present · passive |  | the question |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **discuss** *speech: other* | may · passive |  |  |  |  |  | with reasons; respectfully *property* | vn chit\_chat-37.6-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: with reason=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It has been demonstrated by scientific means that miracles occur every day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:16-the-miracles-of-jesus:e4:o3:1
# text = It has been demonstrated by scientific means that miracles occur every day
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	demonstrated	demonstrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nsubj	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	miracles	miracle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	occur	occur	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demonstrate** | present · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | scientific |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **occur** | present | miracles |  |  |  | day |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It has been conclusively demonstrated that no miracle can occur

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:16-the-miracles-of-jesus:e4:o4:1
# text = It has been conclusively demonstrated that no miracle can occur
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	conclusively	conclusively	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	demonstrated	demonstrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	miracle	miracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	occur	occur	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demonstrate** | present · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  |  | conclusively *property* | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **occur** | can | no miracle |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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