---
title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — What is an ethics olympiad? · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the criteria upon which adjudicators of an ethics olympiad confer marks? Exam question 1 of lesson 36 «What is an ethics olympiad?» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad/e1/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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/) / [What is an ethics olympiad?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad/) / e1

# Exam question 1 · What is an ethics olympiad?

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the criteria upon which adjudicators of an ethics olympiad confer marks?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** criteria

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 1 of lesson 36 «What is an ethics olympiad?» 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/36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the criteria upon which adjudicators of an ethics olympiad confer marks?
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	10	det	_	_
10	criteria	criteria	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	13	det	_	_
13	adjudicators	adjudicator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	ethics	ethic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	compound	_	_
17	olympiad	olympiad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
18	confer	confer	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	marks	mark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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 criteria |  |  |  | of the following statements; upon which adjudicators of a ethics olympiad; accurately *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The volume of the speaker's voice and the duration of the presentation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad:e1:o1:1
# text = The volume of the speaker's voice and the duration of the presentation
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	volume	volume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	speaker	speaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	duration	duration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	presentation	presentation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The clarity of reasoning, consideration of other views and respectful conduct

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad:e1:o2:1
# text = The clarity of reasoning, consideration of other views and respectful conduct
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clarity	clarity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	reasoning	reasoning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	consideration	consideration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	views	view	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	respectful	respectful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consider** |  |  | other views |  |  |  |  | nom consideration «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The popularity of the conclusion with members of the audience

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad:e1:o3:1
# text = The popularity of the conclusion with members of the audience
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	popularity	popularity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The number of the opposing team's arguments which are ridiculed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad:e1:o4:1
# text = The number of the opposing team's arguments which are ridiculed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	opposing	oppose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	arguments	argument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	ridiculed	ridicule	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oppose** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **ridicule** | present · passive |  | the opposing team's arguments |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **argue** |  | the opposing team |  |  |  |  |  | nom argument «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [What is an ethics olympiad?, test 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad/t11/)
- next →: [What is an ethics olympiad?, exam 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad/e2/)
- ↑ back to [What is an ethics olympiad?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad/)