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title: «ur baby cousin got splashed with water so now she's magic lol». Wha… — Baptism, communion and confirmation · tree and pragmatics
description: «ur baby cousin got splashed with water so now she's magic lol». What do Christians believe baptism actually is? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 24 «Baptism, communion and confirmation» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Baptism, communion and confirmation

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«ur baby cousin got splashed with water so now she's magic lol». What do Christians believe baptism actually is?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** she, Christians · **What happens:** splash, be, believe · **To what, where:** baby cousin, baptism

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 24 «Baptism, communion and confirmation» 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/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «ur baby cousin got splashed with water so now she's magic lol».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation:t1:1
# text = «ur baby cousin got splashed with water so now she's magic lol».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	splashed	splash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
14	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	13	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **splash** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | ur's baby cousin |  |  |  | with water | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with water=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | she |  |  |  | now | magic *property* | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What do Christians believe baptism actually is?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation:t1:2
# text = What do Christians believe baptism actually is?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	baptism	baptism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Christians | baptism |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer baptism=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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A way to keep the baby from ever crying

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation:t1:o1:1
# text = A way to keep the baby from ever crying
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	9	advmod	_	_
9	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | the baby |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Theme |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  |  | ever |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A sign of God's grace and joining the Church

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation:t1:o2:1
# text = A sign of God's grace and joining the Church
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	grace	grace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	joining	join	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Church	Church	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | gerund |  | the Church |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent church=Patient |
| 2 | **sign** |  |  | God's grace |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A bath that the church gives to every newborn baby in the town

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation:t1:o3:1
# text = A bath that the church gives to every newborn baby in the town
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
9	newborn	newborn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | a bath |  | every newborn baby in the town |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to baby=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A spell that gives the baby magic powers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation:t1:o4:1
# text = A spell that gives the baby magic powers
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	powers	power	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | a spell | the magic powers |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme |

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