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# Exam question 1 · Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel

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Identify the principal manner in which, according to Genesis, the serpent induced the first woman to eat of the forbidden tree.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Genesis · **What happens:** identify, accord, induce, eat, forbid · **To what, where:** principal manner, first woman

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 2 «Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel» 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/2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal manner in which, according to Genesis, the serpent induced the first woman to eat of the forbidden tree.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	case	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	Genesis	Genesis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	serpent	serpent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
14	induced	induce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	17	amod	_	_
17	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	forbidden	forbid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	amod	_	_
23	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal manner |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **induce** | past | Genesis | the first woman |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Patient |
| 4 | **eat** | to-infinitive | Genesis *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the forbidden tree | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent of tree=Source |
| 5 | **forbid** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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By causing her to doubt the beneficence of the divine command

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e1:o1:1
# text = By causing her to doubt the beneficence of the divine command
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	causing	cause	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	doubt	doubt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	beneficence	beneficence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	divine	divine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | gerund |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **doubt** | to-infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | the beneficence of the divine command |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beneficence=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By informing her that the tree was not in fact forbidden to her at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e1:o2:1
# text = By informing her that the tree was not in fact forbidden to her at all
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	informing	inform	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	forbidden	forbid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inform** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 2 | **not** **is** | past | the tree |  |  | fact |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **forbid** | participle |  | fact *not said here* | her *= she* | all |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By compelling her through physical force

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e1:o3:1
# text = By compelling her through physical force
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	compelling	compel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compel** | gerund |  | her *= she* |  | physical force |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By offering her dominion over the entire garden

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e1:o4:1
# text = By offering her dominion over the entire garden
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	offering	offer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	dominion	dominion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | gerund |  | her dominion |  | the entire garden |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent dominion=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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