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title: "It wasn't me, it was HIM!" your brother shouts when the vase breaks… — Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel · tree and pragmatics
description: "It wasn't me, it was HIM!" your brother shouts when the vase breaks. Which Bible scene is he copying? Test 2 · ★ 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 choic
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# Test 2 · ★ · Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel

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"It wasn't me, it was HIM!" your brother shouts when the vase breaks. Which Bible scene is he copying?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** It, brother, vase · **What happens:** not be, be, shout, break, copy · **To what, where:** brother, HIM · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 2 «Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel» 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/2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "It wasn't me, it was HIM!" your brother shouts when the vase breaks.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:t2:1
# text = "It wasn't me, it was HIM!" your brother shouts when the vase breaks.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	HIM	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | past | It | your brother *= brother* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | it | HIM *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | your brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **break** | present | the vase |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: 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 Bible scene is he copying?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:t2:2
# text = Which Bible scene is he copying?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	scene	scene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	copying	copy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Adam blaming Eve and Eve blaming the serpent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:t2:o1:1
# text = Adam blaming Eve and Eve blaming the serpent
1	Adam	Adam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	blaming	blame	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	Eve	Eve	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	Eve	Eve	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	blaming	blame	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	serpent	serpent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blame** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **blame** | gerund | Adam and Eve | the serpent |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent serpent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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God resting on the seventh day after making all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:t2:o2:1
# text = God resting on the seventh day after making all
1	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	resting	rest	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | gerund | God *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | gerund | God *not said here* | all |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset all=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Joseph forgiving his brothers in Egypt at last

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:t2:o3:1
# text = Joseph forgiving his brothers in Egypt at last
1	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	forgiving	forgive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forgive** | gerund | Joseph | Joseph's brothers |  | Egypt |  | at last | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Noah sending out the dove to look for dry land

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:2-adam-and-eve-cain-and-abel:t2:o4:1
# text = Noah sending out the dove to look for dry land
1	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sending	send	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dove	dove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send out** | gerund | Noah | the dove |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dove=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | Noah *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for dry land | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for land=Theme |

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