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# Exam question 2 · Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel

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Select the response that is consistent with the established Christian teaching concerning the Fall.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established Christian teaching · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, Fall

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e2:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established Christian teaching concerning the Fall.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
10	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	teaching	teaching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established Christian teaching; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established Christian teaching *not said here* | the Fall |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus fall=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

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The Fall denotes the deluge which covered the earth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e2:o1:1
# text = The Fall denotes the deluge which covered the earth
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	deluge	deluge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | the Fall | the deluge |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot deluge=Topic |
| 2 | **cover** | past | the deluge | the earth |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme earth=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Fall was succeeded by the total and permanent withdrawal of divine care

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e2:o2:1
# text = The Fall was succeeded by the total and permanent withdrawal of divine care
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Fall	fall	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	succeeded	succeed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	total	total	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	withdrawal	withdrawal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	divine	divine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **succeed** | past · passive | the total and permanent withdrawal of divine care | the Fall |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **withdraw** |  |  | divine care |  |  |  |  | nom withdrawal «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Sin and its consequences entered the world through the first disobedience

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e2:o3:1
# text = Sin and its consequences entered the world through the first disobedience
1	Sin	sin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	consequences	consequence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	disobedience	disobedience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | past | Sin and its consequences | the world |  | the first disobedience |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme world=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The Fall pertains exclusively to the wicked among humanity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e2:o4:1
# text = The Fall pertains exclusively to the wicked among humanity
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pertains	pertain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
8	among	among	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	humanity	humanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pertain** | present | the Fall |  |  |  |  | exclusively, wicked *property* | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=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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