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title: my cousin says moses was found by pharaoh's wife and she was mean to… — Moses and the Exodus · tree and pragmatics
description: my cousin says moses was found by pharaoh's wife and she was mean to him. right? Test 1 · ★ 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; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 1 · ★ · Moses and the Exodus

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my cousin says moses was found by pharaoh's wife and she was mean to him. right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cousin, wife · **What happens:** say, find, be · **To what, where:** moses, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 6 «Moses and the Exodus» 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/6-moses-and-the-exodus/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:t1:1
# text = my cousin says moses was found by pharaoh's wife and she was mean to him. right?
1	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	moses	mos	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	pharaoh	pharaoh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	mean	mean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
18	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **find** | past · passive | pharaoh's wife | moses |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | past | cousin |  | him *= he* |  |  | mean *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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes, the wife found him and was cruel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:t1:o1:1
# text = Yes, the wife found him and was cruel
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the wife | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | past | the wife *not said here* |  |  |  |  | cruel *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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No, his older sister found him and kept him at home herself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:t1:o2:1
# text = No, his older sister found him and kept him at home herself
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | his older sister | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** | past | his older sister *not said here* | him *= he* |  | home |  | sister *obl* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme at home=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, but the wife later set him free

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:t1:o3:1
# text = Yes, but the wife later set him free
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
7	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | free, late *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient he=Result |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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No, Pharaoh's daughter found him and raised him with care

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:t1:o4:1
# text = No, Pharaoh's daughter found him and raised him with care
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | Pharaoh's daughter | Pharaoh |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic |
| 2 | **raise** | past | Pharaoh's daughter *not said here* | Pharaoh |  |  |  | with care | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent he=Patient with care=Instrument |

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