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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the purposes of a Christian funeral service? Exam question 1 of lesson 62 «The church funeral» 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 ch
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# Exam question 1 · The church funeral

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the purposes of a Christian funeral service?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Christian funeral service · **What happens:** follow, characteris, purpose · **To what, where:** purposes

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 62 «The church funeral» 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/62-the-church-funeral/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:62-the-church-funeral:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the purposes of a Christian funeral service?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	purposes	purpose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	funeral	funeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the purposes of a Christian funeral service |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **purpose** |  | a Christian funeral service |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition 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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The public recital of the faults of the deceased

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:62-the-church-funeral:e1:o1:1
# text = The public recital of the faults of the deceased
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	recital	recital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	faults	fault	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decease** | participle |  | the faults *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **recite** |  |  | the faults |  |  |  |  | nom recital «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The restoration of the deceased to life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:62-the-church-funeral:e1:o2:1
# text = The restoration of the deceased to life
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	restoration	restoration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decease** | participle |  | the restoration *not said here* |  |  |  | to life | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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

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The giving of thanks for a life, the comfort of the bereaved and the commendation of the deceased to God

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:62-the-church-funeral:e1:o3:1
# text = The giving of thanks for a life, the comfort of the bereaved and the commendation of the deceased to God
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	comfort	comfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
13	bereaved	bereave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	commendation	commendation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	amod	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund |  | the comfort of the bereaved commendation of the deceased God |  |  |  | of thanks for a life | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **bereave** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **decease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **comfort** |  |  | the bereaved commendation of the deceased God |  |  |  |  | nom comfort «state transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **commend** |  |  | the deceased God |  |  |  |  | nom commendation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The determination of the inheritance of the deceased's estate

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:62-the-church-funeral:e1:o4:1
# text = The determination of the inheritance of the deceased's estate
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	determination	determination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	estate	estate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **determine** |  | the inheritance of the deceased estate |  |  |  |  |  | nom determination «act intransitive»: of=agent |
| 3 | **inherit** |  |  | the deceased estate |  |  |  |  | nom inheritance «act transitive»: of=patient |

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