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# Test 12 · ★★★ · How to argue: counter-arguments and respect

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James 1:19 says "quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to become angry". Which olympiad habit fits it best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** James, olympiad habit · **What happens:** say, listen, speak, become, fit · **To what, where:** quick · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 40 «How to argue: counter-arguments and respect» 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/40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* James 1:19 says "quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to become angry".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:t12:1
# text = James 1:19 says "quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to become angry".
1	James	James	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	1:19	1:19	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	flat	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 | James | quick |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent quick=Topic |
| 2 | **listen** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | James *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* *in a quote* | to-infinitive | James *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **become** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | James *not said here* |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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:* Which olympiad habit fits it best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:t12:2
# text = Which olympiad habit fits it best?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	olympiad	olympiad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	habit	habit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fits	fit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** | present | olympiad habit | quick |  |  |  | well *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## The options {#options}

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

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Active listening and a calm tone before replying

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:t12:o1:1
# text = Active listening and a calm tone before replying
1	Active	active	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	listening	listening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tone	tone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	replying	reply	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | gerund | Active listening and a calm tone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Saying nothing at all so you never make mistakes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:t12:o2:1
# text = Saying nothing at all so you never make mistakes
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	csubj	_	_
2	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	1	obj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nmod	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | nothing |  | all |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **make** | present | you | mistakes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Getting cross to show you really care a lot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:t12:o3:1
# text = Getting cross to show you really care a lot
1	Getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	care	care	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund |  | cross |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cross=Stimulus |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive |  |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
| 3 | **care** | present | Getting | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Speaking first and loudest to grab the judges

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:40-how-to-argue-counter-arguments-and-respect:t12:o4:1
# text = Speaking first and loudest to grab the judges
1	Speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	loudest	loud	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	grab	grab	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **grab** | to-infinitive |  | the judges |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judge=Theme |

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