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# Test 5 · ★★ · Baptism, communion and confirmation

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«Catholics are weird, they think bread turns into a body,» sneers an older kid. Best respectful reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Catholics, bread, weird · **What happens:** be, think, turn, sneer · **To what, where:** body, older kid · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Catholics are weird, they think bread turns into a body,» sneers an older kid.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation:t5:1
# text = «Catholics are weird, they think bread turns into a body,» sneers an older kid.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Catholics	Catholic	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
15	sneers	sneer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	18	amod	_	_
18	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Catholics |  |  |  |  | weird *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present | Catholics *= catholic* |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **turn** *in a quote* | present | bread |  |  | a body |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into body=Trajectory |
| 4 | **sneer** | present | weird | a older kid |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kid=Theme |

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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 respectful reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation:t5:2
# text = Best respectful reply?
1	Best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	2	advmod	_	_
2	respectful	respectful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes, Catholics are weird and wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation:t5:o1:1
# text = Yes, Catholics are weird and wrong
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Catholics	Catholic	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Catholics |  |  |  |  | weird *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Catholics *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No, Catholics think the bread is just a snack

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation:t5:o2:1
# text = No, Catholics think the bread is just a snack
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Catholics	Catholic	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Catholics |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the bread | a snack |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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All Christians believe exactly that

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation:t5:o3:1
# text = All Christians believe exactly that
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | all Christians | that |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Catholics believe it truly becomes Christ's body; others see it differently

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation:t5:o4:1
# text = Catholics believe it truly becomes Christ's body; others see it differently
1	Catholics	Catholic	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	Christ	Christ	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	differently	differently	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Catholics |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **become** | present | it | Christ's body |  |  |  | truly *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **see** | present | others | body |  |  |  | differently *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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