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title: A judge asks, «How did a small group of followers become a worldwide… — Easter and Pentecost · tree and pragmatics
description: A judge asks, «How did a small group of followers become a worldwide church?» Which answer is best reasoned? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 19 «Easter and Pentecost» 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 choi
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# Test 10 · ★ · Easter and Pentecost

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A judge asks, «How did a small group of followers become a worldwide church?» Which answer is best reasoned?

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

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 19 «Easter and Pentecost» 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/19-easter-and-pentecost/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A judge asks, «How did a small group of followers become a worldwide church?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:19-easter-and-pentecost:t10:1
# text = A judge asks, «How did a small group of followers become a worldwide church?»
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	,	_	13	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	followers	follower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	worldwide	worldwide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	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»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **become** *in a quote* | past · do-support | a small group of followers | a worldwide church |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Which answer is best reasoned?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:19-easter-and-pentecost:t10:2
# 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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Because the Bible says so, and that is the only reason

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:19-easter-and-pentecost:t10:o1:1
# text = Because the Bible says so, and that is the only reason
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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

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

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They took the Great Commission to heart, travelled and shared their faith

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:19-easter-and-pentecost:t10:o2:1
# text = They took the Great Commission to heart, travelled and shared their faith
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Commission	commission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | They | the Great Commission |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent commission=Theme |
| 2 | **travel** | past | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **share** | past | They *not said here* | their faith |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Because no other religions existed at that time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:19-easter-and-pentecost:t10:o3:1
# text = Because no other religions existed at that time
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
3	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	religions	religion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	existed	exist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | past | no other religions |  |  |  | time |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Because a powerful king forced everybody to join the church on the very first day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:19-easter-and-pentecost:t10:o4:1
# text = Because a powerful king forced everybody to join the church on the very first day
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	everybody	everybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	very	very	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	15	amod	_	_
15	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | participle | a powerful king |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **join** | to-infinitive | a powerful king *not said here* | the church |  |  | day |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent church=Patient |

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