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# Test 9 · Sunday service, hymns and the Lord's Prayer

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An olympiad judge asks: «Why might a hymn written by a former slave-trader move people today?» Best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** olympiad judge, hymn · **What happens:** ask, write, move · **To what, where:** hymn, people · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 of lesson 23 «Sunday service, hymns and the Lord's Prayer» 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/23-sunday-service-hymns-and-the-lords-prayer/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* An olympiad judge asks: «Why might a hymn written by a former slave-trader move people today?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:23-sunday-service-hymns-and-the-lords-prayer:t9:1
# text = An olympiad judge asks: «Why might a hymn written by a former slave-trader move people today?»
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	:	_	4	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
8	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hymn	hymn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
11	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
14	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
15	slave	slave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	trader	trader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
19	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
20	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **write** *in a quote* | participle |  | a hymn *not said here* |  |  |  | by a former slave trader | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **move** *in a quote* | might | a hymn | people |  |  | today |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme people=Result |

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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:* Best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:23-sunday-service-hymns-and-the-lords-prayer: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	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It shows that only sailors understand God

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:23-sunday-service-hymns-and-the-lords-prayer:t9:o1:1
# text = It shows that only sailors understand God
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	understand	understand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **understand** | present | sailors | God |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer god=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It shows grace can change even someone who did great wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:23-sunday-service-hymns-and-the-lords-prayer:t9:o2:1
# text = It shows grace can change even someone who did great wrong
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	grace	grace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **change** | can | grace | someone |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |
| 3 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It proves slave-trading was acceptable then

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:23-sunday-service-hymns-and-the-lords-prayer:t9:o3:1
# text = It proves slave-trading was acceptable then
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proves	prove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	slave	slave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	trading	trading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	acceptable	acceptable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | present | It |  |  |  | then |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | slave trading |  |  |  |  | acceptable *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is popular only because the tune is easy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:23-sunday-service-hymns-and-the-lords-prayer:t9:o4:1
# text = It is popular only because the tune is easy
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tune	tune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | popular *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the tune |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |

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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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