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# Test 6 · ★ · Life is precious: wonder and gratitude

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A New Zealand mate says, «Sweet as, harvest heaps of tins for the food bank, chur!» («Sweet as» means «great»; «chur» means «thanks, cheers».) What is he pleased about?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Zealand mate, Sweet, chur · **What happens:** say, harvest, mean, be · **To what, where:** heaps, great, thanks · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 54 «Life is precious: wonder and gratitude» 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/54-life-is-precious-wonder-and-gratitude/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A New Zealand mate says, «Sweet as, harvest heaps of tins for the food bank, chur!»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:54-life-is-precious-wonder-and-gratitude:t6:1
# text = A New Zealand mate says, «Sweet as, harvest heaps of tins for the food bank, chur!»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
3	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	harvest	harvest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
12	heaps	heap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	tins	tin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	chur	chur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: express* | present | a Zealand mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **harvest** *in a quote* | present | a Zealand mate *not said here* | heaps of tins |  |  |  | for the food bank and chur | 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:* («Sweet as» means «great»; «chur» means «thanks, cheers».)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:54-life-is-precious-wonder-and-gratitude:t6:2
# text = («Sweet as» means «great»; «chur» means «thanks, cheers».)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	chur	chur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	cheers	cheer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Sweet | great |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent great=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | chur | thanks and cheers |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thanks=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What is he pleased about?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:54-life-is-precious-wonder-and-gratitude:t6:3
# text = What is he pleased about?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The food bank closing down for good and giving everything away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:54-life-is-precious-wonder-and-gratitude:t6:o1:1
# text = The food bank closing down for good and giving everything away
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	closing	close	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
10	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	9	obj	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close down** | gerund | the food bank *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for good | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **give away** | gerund | the food bank *not said here* | everything |  |  |  | away *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent everything=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Food being collected to share with hungry people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:54-life-is-precious-wonder-and-gratitude:t6:o2:1
# text = Food being collected to share with hungry people
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	collected	collect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | gerund · passive |  | Food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with hungry people | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Tins being thrown away after harvest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:54-life-is-precious-wonder-and-gratitude:t6:o3:1
# text = Tins being thrown away after harvest
1	Tins	tin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw away** | gerund · passive |  | Tins |  |  | after harvest | away *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The church selling tins for profit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:54-life-is-precious-wonder-and-gratitude:t6:o4:1
# text = The church selling tins for profit
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	selling	sell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	tins	tin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | gerund | the church *not said here* | tins |  |  |  | for profit | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent tin=Theme for profit=Asset |

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