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title: Ascertain the purpose for which, according to Genesis, a mark was pl… — Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the purpose for which, according to Genesis, a mark was placed upon Cain. Exam question 4 of lesson 2 «Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel» 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 right.
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# Exam question 4 · Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel

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Ascertain the purpose for which, according to Genesis, a mark was placed upon Cain.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Genesis · **What happens:** ascertain, accord, place · **To what, where:** purpose, mark

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the purpose for which, according to Genesis, a mark was placed upon Cain.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	case	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	Genesis	Genesis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Cain	Cain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the purpose |  |  |  | accord Genesis | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Precondition purpose=Beneficiary which=Theme |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **place** | past · passive | Genesis *not said here* | a mark |  |  |  | upon Cain | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme upon cain=Destination |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To afford him protection from acts of vengeance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e4:o1:1
# text = To afford him protection from acts of vengeance
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	afford	afford	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	protection	protection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	acts	act	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	vengeance	vengeance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **afford** | to-infinitive |  | him *= he* |  | acts of vengeance |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **act** |  | vengeance |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To render him an object of public ridicule

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e4:o2:1
# text = To render him an object of public ridicule
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	render	render	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ridicule	ridicule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | to-infinitive |  | a object of public ridicule | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient object=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To signify his appointment as a ruler

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e4:o3:1
# text = To signify his appointment as a ruler
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	signify	signify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	appointment	appointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | to-infinitive |  | his appointment |  |  |  | as a ruler | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot appointment=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To indicate that he had been pardoned of all consequences

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:e4:o4:1
# text = To indicate that he had been pardoned of all consequences
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	indicate	indicate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	pardoned	pardon	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	consequences	consequence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pardon** | past · perfect · passive |  | he |  |  |  | of all consequences | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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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