--- title: Why did Jesus quote the Shema? — Judaism · tree and pragmatics description: Why did Jesus quote the Shema? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 30 «Judaism» 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 choice was right. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/30-judaism/t7/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/) / [Judaism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/30-judaism/) / t7 # Test 7 · ★ · Judaism Why did Jesus quote the Shema? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Jesus · **What happens:** quote · **To what, where:** Shema This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 30 «Judaism» 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/30-judaism/#t7). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:30-judaism:t7:1 # text = Why did Jesus quote the Shema? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 Jesus Jesus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 quote quote VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Shema shema NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **quote** *speech: other* | past · do-support | Jesus | the Shema | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shema=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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} He was asked for the greatest commandment ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:30-judaism:t7:o1:1 # text = He was asked for the greatest commandment 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 asked ask VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 greatest great ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 7 amod _ _ 7 commandment commandment NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past · passive | | He | | | | for the greatest commandment | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | ### Option 2 {#o2} He wanted to start a new festival ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:30-judaism:t7:o2:1 # text = He wanted to start a new festival 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 start start VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 festival festival NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | He | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **start** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a new festival | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent festival=Eventuality | ### Option 3 {#o3} He was reading at a Christian church ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:30-judaism:t7:o3:1 # text = He was reading at a Christian church 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 reading read VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 Christian Christian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 church church NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **read** | past · progressive | He | | | a Christian church | | | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent at church=Value | ### Option 4 {#o4} He was teaching the kosher food laws to his disciples ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:30-judaism:t7:o4:1 # text = He was teaching the kosher food laws to his disciples 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 teaching teach VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 5 kosher kosher NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 laws law NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 disciples disciple NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | past · progressive | He | the food laws | his disciples | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent law=Topic to disciple=Recipient | **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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