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title: Whereas a team draws upon the parable of the Good Samaritan, select… — Mock ethics olympiad · tree and pragmatics
description: Whereas a team draws upon the parable of the Good Samaritan, select the manner of its use most consistent with good practice. Exam question 3 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 eac
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# Exam question 3 · Mock ethics olympiad

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Whereas a team draws upon the parable of the Good Samaritan, select the manner of its use most consistent with good practice.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** team, you, manner · **What happens:** draw, select, use · **To what, where:** manner, consistent

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:e3:1
# text = Whereas a team draws upon the parable of the Good Samaritan, select the manner of its use most consistent with good practice.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	draws	draw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parable	parable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
13	select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
19	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	20	advmod	_	_
20	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	obj	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | present | a team |  |  |  |  | upon the parable of the Good Samaritan | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | present | the manner *not said here* | consistent |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consistent=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.

## The options {#options}

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

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Its significance is to be explained in terms intelligible to persons of any faith or none

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:e3:o1:1
# text = Its significance is to be explained in terms intelligible to persons of any faith or none
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	explained	explain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	intelligible	intelligible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | Its significance |  | terms intelligible persons of any faith |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is to be employed so as to disparage persons of other beliefs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:e3:o2:1
# text = It is to be employed so as to disparage persons of other beliefs
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	disparage	disparage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **employ** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **disparage** | to-infinitive |  | persons of other beliefs |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is to be cited without any account of its meaning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:e3:o3:1
# text = It is to be cited without any account of its meaning
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	cited	cite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cite** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | without any account of account's meaning | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **account** |  |  | account's meaning |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **mean** |  | account |  |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is to be cited as binding upon all, irrespective of belief

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:e3:o4:1
# text = It is to be cited as binding upon all, irrespective of belief
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	cited	cite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	binding	binding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	irrespective	irrespective	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cite** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | as binding; upon all; of belief | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme as binding=Attribute |

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