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title: My cousin says Hillel was a Christian saint. Put him right. — The Golden Rule in many traditions · tree and pragmatics
description: My cousin says Hillel was a Christian saint. Put him right. Test 7 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 each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 7 · The Golden Rule in many traditions

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My cousin says Hillel was a Christian saint. Put him right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cousin, Hillel, you · **What happens:** say, be, put · **To what, where:** Christian saint, Hillel · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* My cousin says Hillel was a Christian saint.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t7:1
# text = My cousin says Hillel was a Christian saint.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Hillel	Hillel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	saint	saint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | My cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Hillel | a Christian saint |  |  |  |  | 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:* Put him right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t7:2
# text = Put him right.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | Hillel |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Hillel was a Buddhist monk who lived in ancient India

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t7:o1:1
# text = Hillel was a Buddhist monk who lived in ancient India
1	Hillel	Hillel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Buddhist	buddhist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	monk	monk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Hillel | a Buddhist monk |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | past | a Buddhist monk |  |  | ancient India |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in india=Location |

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

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Hillel was a Jewish rabbi who taught before Jesus' ministry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t7:o2:1
# text = Hillel was a Jewish rabbi who taught before Jesus' ministry
1	Hillel	Hillel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rabbi	rabbi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	ministry	ministry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Hillel | a Jewish rabbi |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | a Jewish rabbi |  |  |  | before Jesus's ministry |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Hillel was a Muslim scholar who wrote down the Qur'an

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t7:o3:1
# text = Hillel was a Muslim scholar who wrote down the Qur'an
1	Hillel	Hillel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Muslim	Muslim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	scholar	scholar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Qur'an	Qur'an	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Hillel | a Muslim scholar |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **write down** | past | a Muslim scholar | the Qur'an |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent qur'an=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Hillel was a Roman soldier who guarded the Temple in Jerusalem

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions:t7:o4:1
# text = Hillel was a Roman soldier who guarded the Temple in Jerusalem
1	Hillel	Hillel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	guarded	guard	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Temple	Temple	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Hillel | a Roman soldier |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **guard** | past | a Roman soldier |  | the Temple | Jerusalem |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temple=Beneficiary |

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