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description: My friend went to a Quaker meeting and said "nobody said anything for ages, was it broken?" What would you tell her? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 29 «Churches of the English-speaking world II» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Test 2 · ★★ · Churches of the English-speaking world II

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My friend went to a Quaker meeting and said "nobody said anything for ages, was it broken?" What would you tell her?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, nobody, you · **What happens:** go, say, break, tell · **To what, where:** anything, friend, her · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 29 «Churches of the English-speaking world II» 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/29-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-ii/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* My friend went to a Quaker meeting and said "nobody said anything for ages, was it broken?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:29-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-ii:t2:1
# text = My friend went to a Quaker meeting and said "nobody said anything for ages, was it broken?"
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Quaker	quaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	12	nsubj	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
13	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | My friend |  |  |  |  | to a Quaker meeting | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | My friend *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | nobody | anything |  |  | for ages |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent anything=Topic |
| 4 | **break** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | friend |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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 you tell her?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:29-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-ii:t2:2
# text = What would you tell her?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | would | you |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Quakers worship mostly in silence, waiting on God

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:29-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-ii:t2:o1:1
# text = Quakers worship mostly in silence, waiting on God
1	Quakers	quaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worship	worship	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **worship** | present | Quakers |  |  | silence |  | mostly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **wait** | gerund | Quakers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on God | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on god=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The minister was ill so the service was cancelled

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:29-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-ii:t2:o2:1
# text = The minister was ill so the service was cancelled
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the minister |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cancel** | past · passive |  | the service |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The band forgot their instruments that day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:29-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-ii:t2:o3:1
# text = The band forgot their instruments that day
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	instruments	instrument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | past | the band | their instruments |  |  | day |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Quakers are not allowed to speak in public ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:29-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-ii:t2:o4:1
# text = Quakers are not allowed to speak in public ever
1	Quakers	quaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	public	public	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | Quakers |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Quakers *not said here* |  |  | public | ever |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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