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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Hindu doctrine of reincarnation? Exam question 1 of lesson 32 «Hinduism and Sikhism» 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 w
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# Exam question 1 · Hinduism and Sikhism

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Hindu doctrine of reincarnation?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, indoctrinate · **To what, where:** Hindu doctrine, reincarnation

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 32 «Hinduism and Sikhism» 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/32-hinduism-and-sikhism/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:32-hinduism-and-sikhism:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Hindu doctrine of reincarnation?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Hindu	hindu	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	doctrine	doctrine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	reincarnation	reincarnation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the Hindu doctrine of reincarnation |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **indoctrinate** |  |  | reincarnation |  |  |  |  | nom doctrine «cognition transitive»: of=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The soul ascends immediately and permanently unto heaven

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:32-hinduism-and-sikhism:e1:o1:1
# text = The soul ascends immediately and permanently unto heaven
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ascends	ascend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
7	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascend** | present | the soul |  |  |  |  | unto heaven; immediately *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The soul is reborn repeatedly until liberation, termed moksha, is attained

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:32-hinduism-and-sikhism:e1:o2:1
# text = The soul is reborn repeatedly until liberation, termed moksha, is attained
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	reborn	reborn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
7	liberation	liberation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	termed	term	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	moksha	moksha	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	attained	attain	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 | **reborn** | present · passive |  | the soul |  |  |  | repeatedly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **term** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **attain** | present · passive |  | liberation and termed moksha |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The soul is extinguished entirely upon the death of the body

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:32-hinduism-and-sikhism:e1:o3:1
# text = The soul is extinguished entirely upon the death of the body
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	extinguished	extinguish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **extinguish** | present · passive |  | the soul |  |  |  | upon the death of the body; entirely *property* | vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **die** |  | the body |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The soul is reborn but once, in the form of an animal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:32-hinduism-and-sikhism:e1:o4:1
# text = The soul is reborn but once, in the form of an animal
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	reborn	reborn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the soul |  |  |  |  | reborn *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **form** |  |  | a animal |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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