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# Test 11 · ★ · What Christians believe: prayer, forgiveness, grace and he…

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«the line in the prayer says forgive us as we forgive, but I'm still mad at Jake lol» — what is the honest step?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** line, we · **What happens:** say, forgive, be · **To what, where:** us, Jake, honest step · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 22 «What Christians believe: prayer, forgiveness, grace and heaven» 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/22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven:t11:1
# text = «the line in the prayer says forgive us as we forgive, but I'm still mad at Jake lol» — what is the honest step?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	forgive	forgive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
9	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	forgive	forgive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	still	still	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
21	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	18	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
23	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	28	punct	_	_
24	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	28	nsubj	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | the line in the prayer |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **forgive** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | us |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |
| 3 | **forgive** *in a quote* | present | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the line in the prayer *= line* |  |  | Jake | still | mad *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **is a** | present |  | the honest step |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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Pretend you forgave him and move on

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven:t11:o1:1
# text = Pretend you forgave him and move on
1	Pretend	pretend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forgave	forgive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	on	on	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **forgive** | past | you | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **move on** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Get Jake back first, then forgive

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven:t11:o2:1
# text = Get Jake back first, then forgive
1	Get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	forgive	forgive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get back** | imperative | you *not said here* | Jake |  |  |  | first *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer jake=Stimulus |
| 2 | **forgive** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Stop saying that prayer for ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven:t11:o3:1
# text = Stop saying that prayer for ever
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | you *not said here* | prayer |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent prayer=Topic |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Ask God for help to forgive Jake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven:t11:o4:1
# text = Ask God for help to forgive Jake
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	forgive	forgive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | God |  |  | for help | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent god=Recipient |
| 2 | **forgive** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | Jake |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jake=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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