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title: «The Pope's the boss of all Christians,» says your brother. Put him… — Weddings, funerals and the people of t… · tree and pragmatics
description: «The Pope's the boss of all Christians,» says your brother. Put him right. Test 4 · ★ of lesson 25 «Weddings, funerals and the people of the church» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was w
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# Test 4 · ★ · Weddings, funerals and the people of the church

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«The Pope's the boss of all Christians,» says your brother. Put him right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brother, you · **What happens:** say, put · **To what, where:** brother · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 25 «Weddings, funerals and the people of the church» 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/25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «The Pope's the boss of all Christians,» says your brother.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t4:1
# text = «The Pope's the boss of all Christians,» says your brother.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Pope	Pope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	ccomp	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
12	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | your brother |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* Put him right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t4:2
# text = Put him right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | brother |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The Pope is just a very famous vicar in London who is on the telly

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t4:o1:1
# text = The Pope is just a very famous vicar in London who is on the telly
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Pope	Pope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Pope | a famous vicar |  | London |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | present | a famous vicar |  |  | the telly |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on telly=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, every Christian must obey him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t4:o2:1
# text = Yes, every Christian must obey him
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	Christian	Christian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	obey	obey	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obey** | must | every Christian | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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

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He leads Catholics; other churches do not accept his authority

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t4:o3:1
# text = He leads Catholics; other churches do not accept his authority
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Catholics	Catholic	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	churches	church	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	accept	accept	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	authority	authority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | present | He | Catholics |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent catholic=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **accept** | present · do-support | other churches | his authority |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent authority=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No, the Pope leads the Orthodox only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t4:o4:1
# text = No, the Pope leads the Orthodox only
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Pope	Pope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Orthodox	orthodox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | present | the Pope | the Orthodox |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent orthodox=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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