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description: Select the definition most accurately corresponding to the term "covenant" as employed in the Scriptures. Exam question 2 of lesson 3 «Noah and the Tower of Babel» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova
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# Exam question 2 · Noah and the Tower of Babel

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Select the definition most accurately corresponding to the term "covenant" as employed in the Scriptures.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, correspond, employ · **To what, where:** definition, Scriptures

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 3 «Noah and the Tower of Babel» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/3-noah-and-the-tower-of-babel/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:3-noah-and-the-tower-of-babel:e2:1
# text = Select the definition most accurately corresponding to the term "covenant" as employed in the Scriptures.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	definition	definition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	corresponding	correspond	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	covenant	covenant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Scriptures	Scripture	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the definition |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent definition=Theme |
| 2 | **correspond** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the term; accurately *property* | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **employ** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  | the Scriptures |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A structure erected for the purpose of reaching heaven

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:3-noah-and-the-tower-of-babel:e2:o1:1
# text = A structure erected for the purpose of reaching heaven
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	structure	structure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	erected	erect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	reaching	reach	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **erect** | participle |  | a structure *not said here* |  |  |  | for the purpose | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for purpose=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **reach** | gerund | the purpose *not said here* | heaven |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent heaven=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A vessel constructed for the conveyance of animals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:3-noah-and-the-tower-of-babel:e2:o2:1
# text = A vessel constructed for the conveyance of animals
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	constructed	construct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	conveyance	conveyance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **construct** | participle |  | a vessel *not said here* |  |  |  | for the conveyance of animals | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for conveyance=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **convey** |  |  | animals |  |  |  |  | nom conveyance «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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

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A solemn promise or agreement between parties

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:3-noah-and-the-tower-of-babel:e2:o3:1
# text = A solemn promise or agreement between parties
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	solemn	solemn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A form of offering presented upon an altar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:3-noah-and-the-tower-of-babel:e2:o4:1
# text = A form of offering presented upon an altar
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	offering	offer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	altar	altar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | gerund | a form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **present** | participle |  | a form *not said here* |  |  |  | upon a altar | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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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