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description: Which of the following most accurately characterises the criterion upon which teams in an ethics olympiad are assessed? Exam question 1 of lesson 50 «Mock ethics olympiad» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
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# Exam question 1 · Mock ethics olympiad

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Which of the following most accurately characterises the criterion upon which teams in an ethics olympiad are assessed?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, assess · **To what, where:** criterion, teams

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 50 «Mock ethics olympiad» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/50-mock-ethics-olympiad/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:e1:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately characterises the criterion upon which teams in an ethics olympiad are assessed?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	criterion	criterion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obl	_	_
12	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	ethics	ethics	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	olympiad	olympiad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
17	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	assessed	assess	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the criterion |  |  |  | accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **assess** | present · passive |  | teams in a ethics olympiad |  |  |  | upon the criterion | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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 {#o1}

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The number of times the opposing team is shown to be mistaken

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:e1:o1:1
# text = The number of times the opposing team is shown to be mistaken
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	opposing	oppose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:unmarked	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	mistaken	mistake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oppose** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **show** | present · passive |  | the number of times  the opposing team |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **mistake** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The degree to which the team's view accords with that of the judges

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:e1:o2:1
# text = The degree to which the team's view accords with that of the judges
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	degree	degree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	accords	accord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **view** |  | the team |  |  |  |  |  | nom view «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The volume at which the members of the team express their views

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:e1:o3:1
# text = The volume at which the members of the team express their views
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	volume	volume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	express	express	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	views	view	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **express** | infinitive | the members of the team | members's views |  | the volume |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent view=Theme |
| 2 | **view** |  | members *= member* |  |  |  |  |  | nom view «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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The quality of the reasoning exhibited, together with the conduct of the discussion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:e1:o4:1
# text = The quality of the reasoning exhibited, together with the conduct of the discussion
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	reasoning	reasoning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	exhibited	exhibit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	discussion	discussion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exhibit** | past | the quality of the reasoning |  |  |  |  | with the conduct of the discussion; together *property* | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **conduct** |  |  | the discussion |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |

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