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# Test 11 · ★ · Joseph and his brothers

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Judge's follow-up: "Was Joseph right to refuse his master's wife, even though it sent him to prison?"

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** master · **What happens:** be, refuse, send · **To what, where:** Joseph right, wife, Judge, prison

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 5 «Joseph and his brothers» 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/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:5-joseph-and-his-brothers:t11:1
# text = Judge's follow-up: "Was Joseph right to refuse his master's wife, even though it sent him to prison?"
1	Judge	Judge	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	follow	follow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	even	even	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
22	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past |  | Joseph right |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **refuse** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | Judge's master's wife |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wife=Theme |
| 3 | **send** *in a quote* | past | master | Judge |  | prison |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to prison=Destination |

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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.

## The options {#options}

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

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Yes, integrity is worth it even when doing right costs something

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:5-joseph-and-his-brothers:t11:o1:1
# text = Yes, integrity is worth it even when doing right costs something
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	integrity	integrity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
10	right	right	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | integrity |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | integrity *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **cost** | present | integrity *not said here* |  |  |  |  | right *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No, he should have done whatever she wanted so that he would stay safe

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:5-joseph-and-his-brothers:t11:o2:1
# text = No, he should have done whatever she wanted so that he would stay safe
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	obj	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	14	mark	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
15	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should · perfect | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | past | she | whatever |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **stay** *not said to happen* | would | he |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, he should have run away from Egypt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:5-joseph-and-his-brothers:t11:o3:1
# text = No, he should have run away from Egypt
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run away** | should · perfect | he |  |  | Egypt |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from egypt=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, because he knew he would become a ruler

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:5-joseph-and-his-brothers:t11:o4:1
# text = Yes, because he knew he would become a ruler
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **become** | would | he | a ruler |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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