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title: Your little sister says: "Grandad was so mean to Dad years ago, they… — Abraham, Isaac and Jacob · tree and pragmatics
description: Your little sister says: "Grandad was so mean to Dad years ago, they'll never make up." What story gives hope? Test 7 · ★★ of lesson 4 «Abraham, Isaac and Jacob» 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
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# Test 7 · ★★ · Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

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Your little sister says: "Grandad was so mean to Dad years ago, they'll never make up." What story gives hope?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** little sister, Grandad, they, story · **What happens:** say, mean, not make up, story, give · **To what, where:** hope · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 4 «Abraham, Isaac and Jacob» 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/4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your little sister says: "Grandad was so mean to Dad years ago, they'll never make up."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob:t7:1
# text = Your little sister says: "Grandad was so mean to Dad years ago, they'll never make up."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	parataxis	_	_
20	up	up	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your little sister |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** *in a quote* | past | Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **make up** *in a quote* | future | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

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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 story gives hope?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob:t7:2
# text = What story gives hope?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **story** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | story | hope |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hope=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Cain and Abel, who never got to make peace at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob:t7:o1:1
# text = Cain and Abel, who never got to make peace at all
1	Cain	Cain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Abel	Abel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** | past | Cain and Abel |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | Cain and Abel *not said here* | peace |  | all |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset peace=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Tower of Babel, where people were scattered

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob:t7:o2:1
# text = The Tower of Babel, where people were scattered
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Tower	Tower	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Babel	Babel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	scattered	scatter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scatter** | past · passive |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Jacob and Esau made peace after many years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob:t7:o3:1
# text = Jacob and Esau made peace after many years
1	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Esau	Esau	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Jacob and Esau | peace |  |  | year |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Noah's flood, which covered the whole earth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob:t7:o4:1
# text = Noah's flood, which covered the whole earth
1	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | Noah's flood | the whole earth |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme earth=Destination |
| 2 | **flood** |  | Noah |  |  |  |  |  | nom flood «phenomenon intransitive»: poss=agent |

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