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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Mock ethics olympiad

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A Jewish judge asks, "Why should the Good Samaritan matter to someone who isn't Christian?" Which answer is best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jewish judge, answer · **What happens:** ask, not be, be · **To what, where:** Good Samaritan matter · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 50 «Mock ethics olympiad» 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/50-mock-ethics-olympiad/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Jewish judge asks, "Why should the Good Samaritan matter to someone who isn't Christian?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:t4:1
# text = A Jewish judge asks, "Why should the Good Samaritan matter to someone who isn't Christian?"
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	nmod	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a Jewish judge | the Good Samaritan matter to someone |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | christian *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:* Which answer is best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:t4:2
# text = Which answer is best?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which answer |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It doesn't matter to you, it's only for Christians

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:t4:o1:1
# text = It doesn't matter to you, it's only for Christians
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | It |  | you |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to you=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | for Christians | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Because the Bible says so, and that's that

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:t4:o2:1
# text = Because the Bible says so, and that's that
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Bible |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | that | that |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Because Christians are the best at helping

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:t4:o3:1
# text = Because Christians are the best at helping
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | gerund | Christians *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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

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Its lesson, helping anyone in need whoever they are, makes sense to people of any faith

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:50-mock-ethics-olympiad:t4:o4:1
# text = Its lesson, helping anyone in need whoever they are, makes sense to people of any faith
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	whoever	whoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
12	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	18	det	_	_
18	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | gerund | Its lesson *not said here* |  | anyone | need |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **is a** | present | they | whoever |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | present | Its lesson | sense |  |  |  | to people of any faith | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sense=Product |

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