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title: Your classmate Amir, who is Muslim, asks: "Can I be in the olympiad… — What is an ethics olympiad? · tree and pragmatics
description: Your classmate Amir, who is Muslim, asks: "Can I be in the olympiad team if I'm not Christian?" What is the best answer? Test 2 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 question and of each optio
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# Test 2 · What is an ethics olympiad?

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Your classmate Amir, who is Muslim, asks: "Can I be in the olympiad team if I'm not Christian?" What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** classmate, best answer · **What happens:** be, ask, not be · **To what, where:** olympiad team · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 of lesson 36 «What is an ethics olympiad?» 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/36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your classmate Amir, who is Muslim, asks: "Can I be in the olympiad team if I'm not Christian?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad:t2:1
# text = Your classmate Amir, who is Muslim, asks: "Can I be in the olympiad team if I'm not Christian?"
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	Amir	Amir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	Muslim	Muslim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	cop	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	olympiad	olympiad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	ccomp	_	_
19	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
20	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
22	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
23	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Your classmate |  |  |  |  | muslim *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Your classmate |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | can | Your classmate *= classmate* |  |  | the olympiad team |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **is** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | Your classmate *= classmate* |  |  |  |  | christian *property* | tree rules |

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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 is the best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad:t2:2
# text = What is the best answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Yes, it is about careful thinking, and anyone of any faith or none can join

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad:t2:o1:1
# text = Yes, it is about careful thinking, and anyone of any faith or none can join
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	thinking	thinking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
10	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	17	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	13	conj	_	_
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | about careful thinking | tree rules |
| 2 | **join** | can | anyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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No, only people from one religion can think well about right and wrong

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad:t2:o2:1
# text = No, only people from one religion can think well about right and wrong
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
11	about	about	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | can | people from one religion |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, but he must agree with the Christians on every single case

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad:t2:o3:1
# text = Yes, but he must agree with the Christians on every single case
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
12	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | must | he |  |  |  |  | with the Christians; on every single case | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme whether S»: agent=Agent with christian=Co-Agent on case=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No, ethics olympiads are only for people who go to church each week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:36-what-is-an-ethics-olympiad:t2:o4:1
# text = No, ethics olympiads are only for people who go to church each week
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	ethics	ethics	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	olympiads	olympiad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | ethics olympiads |  |  |  |  | for people | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | people |  |  | church | week |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to church=Initial\_Location |

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