--- title: Sophie's Muslim neighbour is buried the next day in a white cloth. S… — Burial, cremation, the wake and the gr… · tree and pragmatics description: Sophie's Muslim neighbour is buried the next day in a white cloth. Sophie asks why so simple. What is true? Test 11 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 opt --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave/t11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/) / [Burial, cremation, the wake and the gr…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave/) / t11 # Test 11 · Burial, cremation, the wake and the grave Sophie's Muslim neighbour is buried the next day in a white cloth. Sophie asks why so simple. What is true? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Sophie · **What happens:** bury, ask, be · **To what, where:** Muslim neighbour, white cloth This is test 11 of lesson 63 «Burial, cremation, the wake and the grave» 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/63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Sophie's Muslim neighbour is buried the next day in a white cloth. ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t11:1 # text = Sophie's Muslim neighbour is buried the next day in a white cloth. 1 Sophie Sophie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 Muslim Muslim ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 neighbour neighbour NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 buried bury VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl:unmarked _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 white white ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 cloth cloth NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bury** | present · passive | | Sophie's Muslim neighbour | | a white cloth | day | | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in cloth=Destination | 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. *Sentence 2:* Sophie asks why so simple. ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t11:2 # text = Sophie asks why so simple. 1 Sophie Sophie PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 2 advmod _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 simple simple ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Sophie | | | | | simple *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* What is true? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t11:3 # text = What is true? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} The family couldn't afford a proper wooden coffin for him ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t11:o1:1 # text = The family couldn't afford a proper wooden coffin for him 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 4 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 afford afford VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 proper proper ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 8 wooden wooden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 coffin coffin NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 10 for for ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **afford** | could | the family | a proper wooden coffin | | | | for him *= he* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Muslims believe everyone is equal in death, rich or poor ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t11:o2:1 # text = Muslims believe everyone is equal in death, rich or poor 1 Muslims Muslim PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 believe believe VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 everyone everyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 equal equal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 rich rich ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ _ 10 or or CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **believe** | present | Muslims | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **is** | present | everyone | | | death | | equal *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **be** | | everyone *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **be** | | everyone *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} White cloth is cheaper than wood ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t11:o3:1 # text = White cloth is cheaper than wood 1 White white ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 cloth cloth NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 cheaper cheap ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ _ 5 than than ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 wood wood NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | White cloth | | | | | than wood; cheap *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} It was a mistake made by the funeral director that morning ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t11:o4:1 # text = It was a mistake made by the funeral director that morning 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 mistake mistake NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 funeral funeral NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 director director NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 10 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 det _ _ 11 morning morning NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | It | a mistake | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **make** | participle | | a mistake *not said here* | | | | by the funeral director that morning | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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