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title: A Muslim friend says, "We give zakat every year, part of our savings… — Sharing and fairness · tree and pragmatics
description: A Muslim friend says, "We give zakat every year, part of our savings to the poor." What is the best response? Test 11 · ★★ of lesson 43 «Sharing and fairness» 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 ch
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# Test 11 · ★★ · Sharing and fairness

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A Muslim friend says, "We give zakat every year, part of our savings to the poor." What is the best response?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Muslim friend, We, our, best response · **What happens:** say, give, save, be · **To what, where:** zakat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 43 «Sharing and fairness» 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/43-sharing-and-fairness/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Muslim friend says, "We give zakat every year, part of our savings to the poor."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t11:1
# text = A Muslim friend says, "We give zakat every year, part of our savings to the poor."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Muslim	Muslim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	friend	friend	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	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	zakat	zakat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	advcl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	13	nmod	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a Muslim friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **give** *in a quote* | present | We | zakat |  |  | year |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent zakat=Theme |
| 3 | **save** *in a quote* |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom savings «possession transitive»: poss=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:* What is the best response?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t11:2
# text = What is the best response?
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	response	response	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 response |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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That's a secret tax, so it doesn't count as sharing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t11:o1:1
# text = That's a secret tax, so it doesn't count as sharing
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	sharing	sharing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | a secret tax |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | tax |  |  |  |  | as sharing | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as sharing=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That's a waste, because the poor will never use money well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t11:o2:1
# text = That's a waste, because the poor will never use money well
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nsubj	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
12	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | a waste |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **use** | future | the poor | money |  |  |  | well *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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That's not real charity, only Christians give properly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t11:o3:1
# text = That's not real charity, only Christians give properly
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | That | real charity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | Christians | real charity *not said here* |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent charity=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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That's like Christian giving to charity; many faiths teach sharing with the poor

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t11:o4:1
# text = That's like Christian giving to charity; many faiths teach sharing with the poor
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	faiths	faith	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	teach	teach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  |  |  | christian *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | gerund | That *not said here* |  | charity |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to charity=Recipient |
| 3 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | many faiths |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **share** | gerund | many faiths *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the poor | tree rules |

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