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title: Identify the principal purpose of a wake held subsequent to a funeral. — Burial, cremation, the wake and the gr… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal purpose of a wake held subsequent to a funeral. Exam question 2 of lesson 63 «Burial, cremation, the wake and the grave» 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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# Exam question 2 · Burial, cremation, the wake and the grave

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Identify the principal purpose of a wake held subsequent to a funeral.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, wake · **What happens:** identify, hold, purpose · **To what, where:** principal purpose, wake

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 63 «Burial, cremation, the wake and the grave» 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/63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal purpose of a wake held subsequent to a funeral.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wake	wake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	funeral	funeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal purpose of a wake |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent purpose=Theme |
| 2 | **hold** | participle |  | a wake *not said here* |  |  |  | subsequent *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **purpose** |  | a wake |  |  |  |  |  | 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 celebration of the death of the deceased

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:e2:o1:1
# text = The celebration of the death of the deceased
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	celebration	celebration	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	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The division of the estate of the deceased

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:e2:o2:1
# text = The division of the estate of the deceased
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	division	division	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	estate	estate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
```

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

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

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The gathering of the bereaved for mutual comfort, refreshment and remembrance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:e2:o3:1
# text = The gathering of the bereaved for mutual comfort, refreshment and remembrance
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gathering	gathering	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	bereaved	bereave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	mutual	mutual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	comfort	comfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	refreshment	refreshment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	remembrance	remembrance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bereave** | participle |  | the gathering *not said here* |  |  |  | for mutual comfort and refreshment and remembrance | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The appointment of a successor to the deceased

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:e2:o4:1
# text = The appointment of a successor to the deceased
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	appointment	appointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	successor	successor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
```

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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 |

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