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title: "I messed up so bad, God won't wanna know me now," says your friend… — Abraham, Isaac and Jacob · tree and pragmatics
description: "I messed up so bad, God won't wanna know me now," says your friend after lying to his mum. Which story helps? Test 8 · ★★ 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 8 · ★★ · Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

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"I messed up so bad, God won't wanna know me now," says your friend after lying to his mum. Which story helps?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, God, story · **What happens:** mess up, not know, say, lie, help · **To what, where:** friend · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "I messed up so bad, God won't wanna know me now," says your friend after lying to his mum.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob:t8:1
# text = "I messed up so bad, God won't wanna know me now," says your friend after lying to his mum.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	messed	mess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	ccomp	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	wanna	wanna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	12	dep	_	_
12	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
13	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
17	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
21	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mess up** *in a quote* | past | your friend *= friend* |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **know** *in a quote* | future | God | your friend *= friend* |  |  | now |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | your friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **lie** | gerund | your friend *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to God's mum | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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:* Which story helps?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob:t8:2
# text = Which story helps?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | which story |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Jacob's ladder: God was still with Jacob after his mistakes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob:t8:o1:1
# text = Jacob's ladder: God was still with Jacob after his mistakes
1	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	ladder	ladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Jacob's ladder |  |  |  | after Jacob's mistakes; still | with Jacob | tree rules |
| 2 | **mistake** |  | Jacob |  |  |  |  |  | nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Sarah: she laughed at God's promise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob:t8:o2:1
# text = Sarah: she laughed at God's promise
1	Sarah	Sarah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | Sarah |  |  | God's promise |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **promise** |  | God |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The flood: everyone left outside the ark was lost in the waters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob:t8:o3:1
# text = The flood: everyone left outside the ark was lost in the waters
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	conj	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ark	ark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	waters	water	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | participle |  |  |  | the ark |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent outside ark=Location |
| 2 | **lose** | past · passive |  | the flood |  | the waters |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Babel: God scatters the proud

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob:t8:o4:1
# text = Babel: God scatters the proud
1	Babel	babel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	scatters	scatter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scatter** | present | God | the proud |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent proud=Theme |

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