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title: Identify the signification of the title «Christ» as applied to Jesus… — What Christians believe: God, Jesus an… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the signification of the title «Christ» as applied to Jesus of Nazareth. Exam question 2 of lesson 21 «What Christians believe: God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Exam question 2 · What Christians believe: God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit

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Identify the signification of the title «Christ» as applied to Jesus of Nazareth.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, apply, signify · **To what, where:** signification, Jesus, title

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 21 «What Christians believe: God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit» 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/21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:e2:1
# text = Identify the signification of the title «Christ» as applied to Jesus of Nazareth.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	signification	signification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Christ	Christ	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	applied	apply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Nazareth	Nazareth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 signification of the title |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent signification=Theme |
| 2 | **apply** | participle | you *not said here* |  | Jesus of Nazareth |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **signify** |  |  | the title |  |  |  |  | nom signification «communication transitive»: of=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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A title conferred upon Jesus by the Roman authorities at his trial

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:e2:o1:1
# text = A title conferred upon Jesus by the Roman authorities at his trial
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	conferred	confer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	authorities	authority	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confer** | participle |  | a title *not said here* |  | Jesus's trial |  | upon Jesus | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **try** |  | Jesus |  |  |  |  |  | nom trial «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The designation of the town wherein Jesus was born

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:e2:o2:1
# text = The designation of the town wherein Jesus was born
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	designation	designation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	wherein	wherein	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
7	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | past · passive |  | Jesus |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **designate** |  |  | the town |  |  |  |  | nom designation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The family name borne by Joseph of Nazareth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:e2:o3:1
# text = The family name borne by Joseph of Nazareth
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	borne	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl:agent	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Nazareth	Nazareth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | participle |  | the family name *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The anointed one, the Messiah promised in the Jewish Scriptures

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:e2:o4:1
# text = The anointed one, the Messiah promised in the Jewish Scriptures
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	anointed	anoint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Messiah	Messiah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	Scriptures	Scripture	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **anoint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | the anointed one |  |  | the Jewish Scriptures |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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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