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title: «Bishop? that's a chess piece innit» laughs a kid. What is a bishop… — Weddings, funerals and the people of t… · tree and pragmatics
description: «Bishop? that's a chess piece innit» laughs a kid. What is a bishop in the church? Test 6 · ★ 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 choi
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# Test 6 · ★ · Weddings, funerals and the people of the church

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«Bishop? that's a chess piece innit» laughs a kid. What is a bishop in the church?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** that, Bishop · **What happens:** be, laugh · **To what, where:** piece innit, kid, bishop, church

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Bishop? that's a chess piece innit» laughs a kid.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t6:1
# text = «Bishop? that's a chess piece innit» laughs a kid.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bishop	Bishop	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	laughs	laugh	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | a piece innit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | present | Bishop | a 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:* What is a bishop in the church?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t6:2
# text = What is a bishop in the church?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bishop	bishop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a bishop |  | the church |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The person who climbs the tower to ring the church bells

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t6:o1:1
# text = The person who climbs the tower to ring the church bells
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	climbs	climb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	ring	ring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | present | the person | the tower |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location tower=Theme |
| 2 | **ring** | to-infinitive | the person *not said here* | the church bells |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme |

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

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A senior leader caring for many churches in a diocese

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t6:o2:1
# text = A senior leader caring for many churches in a diocese
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	caring	care	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	churches	church	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	diocese	diocese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | gerund | a senior leader *not said here* |  |  | a diocese |  | for many churches | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for church=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A priest whose only job is to play chess with the Pope

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t6:o3:1
# text = A priest whose only job is to play chess with the Pope
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Pope	Pope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a priest |  |  |  |  | with the Pope; play *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A helper who hands out the hymn books at the church door

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t6:o4:1
# text = A helper who hands out the hymn books at the church door
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	helper	helper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hands	hand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	hymn	hymn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hand out** | present | a helper | the hymn books |  | the church door |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent book=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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