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# Exam question 1 · Easter and Pentecost

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the condition of the tomb as discovered by the women on the third day?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, discover, condition · **To what, where:** condition, tomb

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 19 «Easter and Pentecost» 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/19-easter-and-pentecost/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:19-easter-and-pentecost:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the condition of the tomb as discovered by the women on the third day?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	tomb	tomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	22	amod	_	_
22	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the condition of the tomb |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **discover** | participle |  | the condition of the tomb *not said here* |  |  | day | by the women | vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **condition** |  |  | the tomb |  |  |  |  | nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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The tomb had been broken open and destroyed by an earthquake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:19-easter-and-pentecost:e1:o1:1
# text = The tomb had been broken open and destroyed by an earthquake
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tomb	tomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past · perfect · passive | a earthquake | the tomb |  |  |  | open *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Patient |
| 2 | **destroy** | participle | a earthquake *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The body of Jesus remained within the tomb

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:19-easter-and-pentecost:e1:o2:1
# text = The body of Jesus remained within the tomb
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tomb	tomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | past | the body of Jesus |  |  |  |  | within the tomb | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The stone had been rolled away and the tomb was empty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:19-easter-and-pentecost:e1:o3:1
# text = The stone had been rolled away and the tomb was empty
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	rolled	roll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tomb	tomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll away** | past · perfect · passive |  | the stone |  |  |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the tomb |  |  |  |  | empty *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tomb was sealed and guarded by soldiers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:19-easter-and-pentecost:e1:o4:1
# text = The tomb was sealed and guarded by soldiers
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tomb	tomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	guarded	guard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seal** | past · passive |  | the tomb |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **guard** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by soldiers | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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