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title: Priya, who is Hindu, asks: "Does your religion have a rule like ours… — The Golden Rule in many traditions · tree and pragmatics
description: Priya, who is Hindu, asks: "Does your religion have a rule like ours about not hurting others?" What is the best answer? Test 2 of lesson 38 «The Golden Rule in many traditions» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 2 · The Golden Rule in many traditions

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Priya, who is Hindu, asks: "Does your religion have a rule like ours about not hurting others?" What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Priya, rule, best answer · **What happens:** be, ask, have, not hurt · **To what, where:** Hindu, rule, others · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 of lesson 38 «The Golden Rule in many traditions» 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/38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Priya, who is Hindu, asks: "Does your religion have a rule like ours about not hurting others?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t2:1
# text = Priya, who is Hindu, asks: "Does your religion have a rule like ours about not hurting others?"
1	Priya	Priya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	Hindu	Hindu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	nsubj	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	ours	our	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod	_	_
18	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
20	hurting	hurt	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
21	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Priya and Hindu | Hindu |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Priya and Hindu |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **have** *in a quote* | present |  | a rule |  |  |  | like ours | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient |
| 4 | **not** **hurt** *in a quote* | gerund | a rule *not said here* | others |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer other=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions: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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Yes, Jesus taught "Do to others what you would have them do to you"

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t2:o1:1
# text = Yes, Jesus taught "Do to others what you would have them do to you"
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | Jesus |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *in a quote* | infinitive | Jesus *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to others | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** *in a quote* | would | you | others |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** *in a quote* | infinitive | others *not said here* |  | you |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, but ours is the only true one, so yours does not really count

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t2:o2:1
# text = Yes, but ours is the only true one, so yours does not really count
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
4	ours	our	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
12	yours	your	PRON	PRP	Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
13	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	really	really	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | ours | the only true one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | yours |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No, only Hindus think that hurting other people is a wrong thing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t2:o3:1
# text = No, only Hindus think that hurting other people is a wrong thing
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	Hindus	Hindu	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
7	hurting	hurt	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	csubj	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Hindus |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hurt** | gerund |  | other people |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | present | hurting | a wrong thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No, Christians do not have any rules about how to treat other people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t2:o4:1
# text = No, Christians do not have any rules about how to treat other people
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	treat	treat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | Christians | any rules |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient |
| 2 | **treat** | to-infinitive | Christians *not said here* | any rules *not said here* | other people |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |

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