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description: A judge asks, «What should Pilate have done?» Which answer is best reasoned? Test 11 of lesson 18 «The Last Supper and the crucifixion» 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 11 · The Last Supper and the crucifixion

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A judge asks, «What should Pilate have done?» Which answer is best reasoned?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** judge, Pilate · **What happens:** ask, do, reason · **To what, where:** answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 of lesson 18 «The Last Supper and the crucifixion» 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/18-the-last-supper-and-the-crucifixion/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A judge asks, «What should Pilate have done?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:18-the-last-supper-and-the-crucifixion:t11:1
# text = A judge asks, «What should Pilate have done?»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	obj	_	_
7	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	Pilate	Pilate	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux	_	_
10	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a judge |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *in a quote* | should · perfect | Pilate |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

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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:* Which answer is best reasoned?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:18-the-last-supper-and-the-crucifixion:t11:2
# text = Which answer is best reasoned?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	reasoned	reason	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reason** | present · passive |  | which answer |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Punished the crowd for shouting at him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:18-the-last-supper-and-the-crucifixion:t11:o1:1
# text = Punished the crowd for shouting at him
1	Punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **punish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | the Punished crowd *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at him *= he* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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Released Jesus, since he found no fault, even if the crowd was angry

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:18-the-last-supper-and-the-crucifixion:t11:o2:1
# text = Released Jesus, since he found no fault, even if the crowd was angry
1	Released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
2	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **release** | participle | Jesus *not said here* | Jesus |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer jesus=Source |
| 2 | **find** | past | Jesus | no fault |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fault=Topic |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the crowd |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Done what the crowd wanted, since crowds are always right

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:18-the-last-supper-and-the-crucifixion:t11:o3:1
# text = Done what the crowd wanted, since crowds are always right
1	Done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	crowds	crowd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	11	advmod	_	_
11	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **want** | past | the crowd |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | crowds |  |  |  |  | always, right *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nothing, because it was not his business at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:18-the-last-supper-and-the-crucifixion:t11:o4:1
# text = Nothing, because it was not his business at all
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | past | it | his business |  | all |  |  | tree rules |

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