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What is a fair answer? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** anyone, nun, sister · **What happens:** become, sound, say, be · **To what, where:** nun, fair answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «Why'd anyone become a nun, sounds boring,» says your sister. ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t8:1 # text = «Why'd anyone become a nun, sounds boring,» says your sister. 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 3 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 5 nsubj _ _ 5 become become VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 ccomp _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 nun nun NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 sounds sound VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 acl:relcl _ _ 10 boring boring ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 » » PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ _ 13 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 14 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **become** *in a quote* | would | anyone | a nun | | | | | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **sound** *in a quote* | present | a nun *not said here* | | | | | boring *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | your sister | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | 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. *Sentence 2:* What is a fair answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t8:2 # text = What is a fair answer? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | a fair answer | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} People become nuns so that they can avoid going to school as children ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t8:o1:1 # text = People become nuns so that they can avoid going to school as children 1 People people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 become become VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 nuns nun NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 xcomp _ _ 4 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 8 mark _ _ 5 that that SCONJ IN _ 4 fixed _ _ 6 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 7 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 avoid avoid VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 9 going go VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 xcomp _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 12 as as ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **become** | present | People | nuns | | | | | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **avoid** | can | People | | | | | | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 3 | **go** | gerund | People *not said here* | | | school | | as children | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nuns are forced to join when they are babies ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t8:o2:1 # text = Nuns are forced to join when they are babies 1 Nuns nun NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 forced force VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 join join VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 9 advmod _ _ 7 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 babies baby NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **force** | present · passive | | Nuns | | | | | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **join** | to-infinitive | Nuns *not said here* | | | | | | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **is a** | present | Nuns *= nun* | babies | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Some people want to give their whole life to prayer and service ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t8:o3:1 # text = Some people want to give their whole life to prayer and service 1 Some some DET DT PronType=Ind 2 det _ _ 2 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 want want VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 7 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 9 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 prayer prayer NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 service service NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | some people | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **give** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | some people *not said here* | people's whole life | prayer and service | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent life=Theme to prayer=Recipient | ### Option 4 {#o4} Nuns get paid very well by the Pope ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church:t8:o4:1 # text = Nuns get paid very well by the Pope 1 Nuns nun NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 get get AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 paid pay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 very very ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 3 advmod _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 Pope Pope PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | present · passive | the Pope | Nuns | | | | well *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Asset | **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. 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