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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/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Sam, who goes to no church, asks: «If God's so great, why do you lot say you can't explain him?» ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:t4:1 # text = Sam, who goes to no church, asks: «If God's so great, why do you lot say you can't explain him?» 1 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 7 det _ _ 7 church church NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 9 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 10 : : PUNCT : _ 16 punct _ _ 11 « « PUNCT `` _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 If if SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 13 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 's 's PART POS _ 13 case _ _ 15 so so ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 16 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 18 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 19 advmod _ _ 19 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 advcl _ _ 20 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 19 obj _ _ 21 lot lot NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl:unmarked _ _ 22 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 conj _ _ 23 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 24 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 26 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 25 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 26 advmod _ _ 26 explain explain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 22 ccomp _ _ 27 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ? ? PUNCT . _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 » » PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present | Sam | | | no church | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to church=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Sam | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **do** *in a quote* | present | | you | | | | lot *obl:unmarked* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Eventuality | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | Sam *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **not** **explain** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | can | you | God | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic | 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. *Sentence 2:* Best reply? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:t4:2 # text = Best reply? 1 Best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 2 amod _ _ 2 reply reply NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Only priests are allowed to explain God ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:t4:o1:1 # text = Only priests are allowed to explain God 1 Only only ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 priests priest NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 allowed allow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 explain explain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **allow** | present · passive | | priests | | | | | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | priests *not said here* | God | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent god=Topic | ### Option 2 {#o2} Christians made God up, so they forgot the details ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:t4:o2:1 # text = Christians made God up, so they forgot the details 1 Christians Christian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 up up ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 7 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 forgot forget VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 details detail NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make up** | past | Christians | God | | | | | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme god=Pivot | | 2 | **forget** | past | Christians *= christian* | the details | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Christians believe God is bigger than any words can hold ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:t4:o3:1 # text = Christians believe God is bigger than any words can hold 1 Christians Christian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 believe believe VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 bigger big ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 2 ccomp _ _ 6 than than SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 7 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 8 det _ _ 8 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ _ 9 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 hold hold VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **believe** | present | Christians | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **is** | present | God | | | | | big *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **hold** | can | any words | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} The Bible forbids anyone to talk about God ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:t4:o4:1 # text = The Bible forbids anyone to talk about God 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Bible Bible PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 forbids forbid VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 3 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 talk talk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ 7 about about ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **forbid** | present | the Bible | anyone | | | | | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer anyone=Theme | | 2 | **talk** | to-infinitive | the Bible *not said here* | | | | | about God | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about god=Topic | **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. 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