--- title: A friend says, «Peter sank because he couldn't swim.» What does the… — The miracles of Jesus · tree and pragmatics description: A friend says, «Peter sank because he couldn't swim.» What does the story actually say? Test 9 · ★ 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's choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/16-the-miracles-of-jesus/t9/) [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 miracles of Jesus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/16-the-miracles-of-jesus/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · The miracles of Jesus A friend says, «Peter sank because he couldn't swim.» What does the story actually say? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, Peter, story · **What happens:** say, sink, not swim · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 16 «The miracles 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/16-the-miracles-of-jesus/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A friend says, «Peter sank because he couldn't swim.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:16-the-miracles-of-jesus:t9:1 # text = A friend says, «Peter sank because he couldn't swim.» 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 « « PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Peter Peter PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 sank sink VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 8 because because SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 10 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 11 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 12 swim swim VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a friend | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **sink** *in a quote* | past | Peter | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **swim** *in a quote* | could | Peter | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* What does the story actually say? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:16-the-miracles-of-jesus:t9:2 # text = What does the story actually say? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 6 obj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 actually actually ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | the story | | | | | actually *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} He sank because it was night ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:16-the-miracles-of-jesus:t9:o1:1 # text = He sank because it was night 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sank sink VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 because because ADP IN ExtPos=ADP 6 case _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sink** | past | He | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **is** | past | it | | | | because night | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} He sank because Jesus pushed him ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:16-the-miracles-of-jesus:t9:o2:1 # text = He sank because Jesus pushed him 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sank sink VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 Jesus Jesus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 pushed push VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sink** | past | He | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **push** | past | Jesus | him *= he* | | | | | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He sank when he looked at the waves and was afraid ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:16-the-miracles-of-jesus:t9:o3:1 # text = He sank when he looked at the waves and was afraid 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sank sink VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 looked look VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 waves wave NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 11 afraid afraid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sink** | past | He | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **look** | past | he | | | | | at the waves | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at wave=Theme | | 3 | **is** | past | He *not said here* | | | | | afraid *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} He sank because the boat had drifted too far away from him ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:16-the-miracles-of-jesus:t9:o4:1 # text = He sank because the boat had drifted too far away from him 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sank sink VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 boat boat NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 drifted drift VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 8 too too ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 10 advmod _ _ 10 away away ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 11 from from ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sink** | past | He | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **drift** | past · perfect · passive | | the boat | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=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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