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title: Your big brother says: "volunteering's for mugs, why work for nothin… — Sunday school, youth groups and charity · tree and pragmatics
description: Your big brother says: "volunteering's for mugs, why work for nothing?" What would a Christian say? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 27 «Sunday school, youth groups and charity» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 6 · ★ · Sunday school, youth groups and charity

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Your big brother says: "volunteering's for mugs, why work for nothing?" What would a Christian say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** big brother, Christian · **What happens:** say · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 27 «Sunday school, youth groups and charity» 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/27-sunday-school-youth-groups-and-charity/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your big brother says: "volunteering's for mugs, why work for nothing?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:27-sunday-school-youth-groups-and-charity:t6:1
# text = Your big brother says: "volunteering's for mugs, why work for nothing?"
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	volunteering	volunteering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	mugs	mug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
13	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your big 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:* What would a Christian say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:27-sunday-school-youth-groups-and-charity:t6:2
# text = What would a Christian say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Christian	Christian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | would | a Christian |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He is right, nobody should ever help anyone without being paid

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:27-sunday-school-youth-groups-and-charity:t6:o1:1
# text = He is right, nobody should ever help anyone without being paid
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	nsubj	_	_
6	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | should | nobody |  | anyone |  | ever |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **pay** | gerund · passive | nobody *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Volunteering is only allowed on Sundays

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:27-sunday-school-youth-groups-and-charity:t6:o2:1
# text = Volunteering is only allowed on Sundays
1	Volunteering	volunteering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Sundays	Sunday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | present · passive |  | Volunteering |  |  | sunday |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Volunteering only counts if you are an adult

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:27-sunday-school-youth-groups-and-charity:t6:o3:1
# text = Volunteering only counts if you are an adult
1	Volunteering	volunteer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	counts	count	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **volunteer** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **count** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | a adult |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Time given freely can be a gift as precious as money

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:27-sunday-school-youth-groups-and-charity:t6:o4:1
# text = Time given freely can be a gift as precious as money
1	Time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	as	as	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	precious	precious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  | Time *not said here* |  |  |  | freely *property* | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | can | Time | a gift |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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