--- title: An olympiad judge asks: «Why say a creed together, not just believe… — What Christians believe: God, Jesus an… · tree and pragmatics description: An olympiad judge asks: «Why say a creed together, not just believe it quietly?» Best answer? Test 9 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 opti --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit/t9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/) / [What Christians believe: God, Jesus an…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit/) / t9 # Test 9 · What Christians believe: God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit An olympiad judge asks: «Why say a creed together, not just believe it quietly?» Best answer? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** olympiad judge · **What happens:** ask, say, not believe · **To what, where:** creed · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 of lesson 21 «What Christians believe: God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit» 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/21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* An olympiad judge asks: «Why say a creed together, not just believe it quietly?» ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:t9:1 # text = An olympiad judge asks: «Why say a creed together, not just believe it quietly?» 1 An a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 olympiad olympiad NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 judge judge NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 6 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 8 advmod _ _ 8 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 creed creed NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 together together ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 13 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 15 advmod _ _ 14 just just ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 15 believe believe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 conj _ _ 16 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ _ 17 quietly quietly ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 » » PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a olympiad judge | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive | | a creed | | | | together *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent creed=Topic | | 3 | **not** **believe** *in a quote* | infinitive | | creed | | | | quietly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | 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 answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:t9:2 # text = Best answer? 1 Best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 2 amod _ _ 2 answer answer 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} Saying it aloud makes God hear better ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:t9:o1:1 # text = Saying it aloud makes God hear better 1 Saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 csubj _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 aloud aloud ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 6 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | | it | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | | 2 | **make** | present | Saying | God | | | | aloud *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **hear** | infinitive | God *not said here* | | | | | good *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 2 {#o2} The words only work if said very loudly ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:t9:o2:1 # text = The words only work if said very loudly 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 work work VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 if if SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 advcl _ _ 7 very very ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 loudly loudly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **work** | present | the words | | | | | loudly *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *a condition, not said to happen* | participle | the words *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} It is a test to see which people have forgotten the words ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:t9:o3:1 # text = It is a test to see which people have forgotten the words 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 test test NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 acl _ _ 7 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ _ 9 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 forgotten forget VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl:relcl _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a test | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **forget** | present · perfect · passive | | a test | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} It joins Christians across churches in one shared faith ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:21-god-jesus-and-the-holy-spirit:t9:o4:1 # text = It joins Christians across churches in one shared faith 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 joins join VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Christians Christian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 4 across across ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 churches church NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 8 shared share VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 amod _ _ 9 faith faith NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **join** | present | It | Christians | | churches | | in one shared faith | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent christian=Patient | | 2 | **share** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | **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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