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title: Select the response consistent with the established account concerni… — Moses and the Exodus · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established account concerning the provision of nourishment in the wilderness. Exam question 3 of lesson 6 «Moses and the Exodus» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Exam question 3 · Moses and the Exodus

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Select the response consistent with the established account concerning the provision of nourishment in the wilderness.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established account, nourishment · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, provide · **To what, where:** response, provision

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 6 «Moses and the Exodus» 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/6-moses-and-the-exodus/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established account concerning the provision of nourishment in the wilderness.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	provision	provision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	nourishment	nourishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wilderness	wilderness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established account *not said here* | the provision of nourishment in the wilderness |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus provision=Experiencer |
| 4 | **provide** |  | nourishment in the wilderness |  |  |  |  |  | nom provision «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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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 {#o1}

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Grain was transported in quantity from the storehouses of Egypt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:e3:o1:1
# text = Grain was transported in quantity from the storehouses of Egypt
1	Grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	transported	transport	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	storehouses	storehouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transport** | past · passive |  | Grain |  | quantity |  | from the storehouses of Egypt | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from storehouse=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Israelites subsisted exclusively upon fish from the Red Sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:e3:o2:1
# text = The Israelites subsisted exclusively upon fish from the Red Sea
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	subsisted	subsist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Red	Red	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subsist** | past | the Israelites |  |  | the Red Sea |  | upon fish; exclusively *property* | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Manna was supplied daily, and any surplus retained overnight was spoiled

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:e3:o3:1
# text = Manna was supplied daily, and any surplus retained overnight was spoiled
1	Manna	Manna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	supplied	supply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	surplus	surplus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	retained	retain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	overnight	overnight	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	spoiled	spoil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supply** | past · passive |  | Manna |  |  |  | daily *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **retain** | participle |  | any surplus *not said here* |  |  |  | overnight *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **spoil** | past · passive |  | any surplus |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Provisions were purchased from merchants in the desert

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:e3:o4:1
# text = Provisions were purchased from merchants in the desert
1	Provisions	provision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	purchased	purchase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purchase** | past · passive |  | Provisions |  | merchants |  | in the desert | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from merchant=Source |

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