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# Test 2 · ★ · What Christians believe: prayer, forgiveness, grace and he…

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Your sister snapped at you, then said sorry. Next day she did it again. Your nan says «forgive her». What does Jesus' teaching mean here?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sister, nan, teaching, Jesus · **What happens:** snap, say, do, forgive, mean, teach · **To what, where:** sister, it, nan · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your sister snapped at you, then said sorry.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven:t2:1
# text = Your sister snapped at you, then said sorry.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	snapped	snap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snap** | participle |  | Your sister *not said here* |  |  |  | at you | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at you=Location |
| 2 | **say** *speech: apologize* | past | Your sister |  |  |  | then | sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Next day she did it again.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven:t2:2
# text = Next day she did it again.
1	Next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | sister | it |  |  | again; day |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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*Sentence 3:* Your nan says «forgive her».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven:t2:3
# text = Your nan says «forgive her».
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	forgive	forgive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your nan |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **forgive** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | nan |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

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*Sentence 4:* What does Jesus' teaching mean here?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven:t2:4
# text = What does Jesus' teaching mean here?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	teaching	teaching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | Jesus's teaching |  |  | here |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 2 | **teach** |  | Jesus |  |  |  |  |  | nom teaching «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Forgive her only if she pays you back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven:t2:o1:1
# text = Forgive her only if she pays you back
1	Forgive	forgive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forgive** | imperative | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **pay back** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | she |  | you |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Pretend it never happened and say nothing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven:t2:o2:1
# text = Pretend it never happened and say nothing
1	Pretend	pretend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	obj	_	_
```

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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 | **not** **happen** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | you *not said here* | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Keep forgiving, while still telling her it hurts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven:t2:o3:1
# text = Keep forgiving, while still telling her it hurts
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	forgiving	forgive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
9	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **forgive** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | it | her *= she* |  | still |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 4 | **hurt** | present | telling |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Forgive only once, then never again, whatever she says

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:22-prayer-forgiveness-grace-and-heaven:t2:o4:1
# text = Forgive only once, then never again, whatever she says
1	Forgive	forgive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forgive** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | again | once *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | she | whatever |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent whatever=Topic |

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