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title: A judge asks: «Why did freedom songs in America use the words "Let m… — Moses and the Exodus · tree and pragmatics
description: A judge asks: «Why did freedom songs in America use the words "Let my people go"?» Test 10 · ★ 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 wrong.
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# Test 10 · ★ · Moses and the Exodus

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A judge asks: «Why did freedom songs in America use the words "Let my people go"?»

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** judge, freedom songs, people · **What happens:** ask, use, let, go · **To what, where:** words, people · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★ 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/#t10).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:t10:1
# text = A judge asks: «Why did freedom songs in America use the words "Let my people go"?»
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	freedom	freedom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
17	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | a judge |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **use** *in a quote* | present | freedom songs in America | the words |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent word=Theme clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **let** | infinitive |  | my people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** | infinitive | my people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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The songs were about leaving America for Egypt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:t10:o1:1
# text = The songs were about leaving America for Egypt
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past · progressive | the songs | America |  |  |  | for Egypt | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent america=Theme for egypt=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Enslaved people saw God freeing the Hebrews and hoped he would free them too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:t10:o2:1
# text = Enslaved people saw God freeing the Hebrews and hoped he would free them too
1	Enslaved	enslave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	freeing	free	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Hebrews	Hebrew	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	hoped	hope	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
14	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enslave** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **see** | past | Enslaved people | God |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **free** | gerund | God *not said here* | the Hebrews |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer hebrew=Source |
| 4 | **hope** | past | Enslaved people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | free *property* | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The words were written by an American president and sung at all of his parties

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:t10:o3:1
# text = The words were written by an American president and sung at all of his parties
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	president	president	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sung	sing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past · passive | a American president | the words |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | participle | a American president *not said here* |  |  | all |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at all=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The words were the name of a famous ship

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:6-moses-and-the-exodus:t10:o4:1
# text = The words were the name of a famous ship
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the words | the name |  |  |  | of a famous ship | tree rules |

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