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title: A classmate who is not religious asks, "Do you have to be religious… — Sharing and fairness · tree and pragmatics
description: A classmate who is not religious asks, "Do you have to be religious to think sharing is right?" What is the best answer? Test 5 · ★★ 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;
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# Test 5 · ★★ · Sharing and fairness

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A classmate who is not religious asks, "Do you have to be religious to think sharing is right?" What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** classmate, you, sharing, best answer · **What happens:** not be, ask, have, be, think · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A classmate who is not religious asks, "Do you have to be religious to think sharing is right?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t5:1
# text = A classmate who is not religious asks, "Do you have to be religious to think sharing is right?"
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
15	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	csubj	_	_
18	sharing	sharing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | a classmate |  |  |  |  | religious *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a classmate |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **have** *in a quote* | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | religious *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **is** *in a quote* | present | sharing |  |  |  |  | right *property* | 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:* What is the best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t5:2
# text = What is the best answer?
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	answer	answer	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 answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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No, because sharing is not really a good thing anyway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t5:o1:1
# text = No, because sharing is not really a good thing anyway
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
4	sharing	sharing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | sharing | a good thing |  |  |  | anyway *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, people without a religion are never generous

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t5:o2:1
# text = Yes, people without a religion are never generous
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
4	without	without	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | people without a religion |  |  |  |  | generous *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, only religious people believe in sharing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t5:o3:1
# text = Yes, only religious people believe in sharing
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sharing	sharing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | religious people |  |  | sharing |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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No, humanists and people of every faith and none teach sharing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:t5:o4:1
# text = No, humanists and people of every faith and none teach sharing
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	humanists	humanist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	8	conj	_	_
11	teach	teach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | present | humanists and people of every faith |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **share** | gerund | humanists and people of every faith *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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