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# Test 9 · Burial, cremation, the wake and the grave

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Oliver's big sister, a Gen X mum, says, «Back in my day we read old headstones on school trips, rad history.» («Rad» means «great, cool».) Why might old graves be interesting?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** big sister, we, Rad, old graves · **What happens:** say, read, mean, be · **To what, where:** old headstones, school trips · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Oliver's big sister, a Gen X mum, says, «Back in my day we read old headstones on school trips, rad history.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t9:1
# text = Oliver's big sister, a Gen X mum, says, «Back in my day we read old headstones on school trips, rad history.»
1	Oliver	Oliver	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	Gen	Gen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	X	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
11	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Back	back	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
18	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	read	read	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
20	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	headstones	headstone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	trips	trip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	rad	rad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Oliver's big sister  a Gen X mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **read** *in a quote* | present | we | old headstones |  | school trips and rad history | day |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent headstone=Topic |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* («Rad» means «great, cool».)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t9:2
# text = («Rad» means «great, cool».)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Rad	rad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Rad |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Why might old graves be interesting?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t9:3
# text = Why might old graves be interesting?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	graves	grave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	interesting	interesting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | might | old graves |  |  |  |  | interesting *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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They were all made last year to look old for tourists

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t9:o1:1
# text = They were all made last year to look old for tourists
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	all	all	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	tourists	tourist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | They |  |  | year | all *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for tourists; old *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They are only for ghosts to read at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t9:o2:1
# text = They are only for ghosts to read at night
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	ghosts	ghost	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | for ghosts | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | night |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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They tell real stories of people who lived long ago

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t9:o3:1
# text = They tell real stories of people who lived long ago
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tell	tell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
10	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | They | real stories of people |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |
| 2 | **live** | past | people |  |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They hide treasure under every stone for children to find

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:63-burial-cremation-the-wake-and-the-grave:t9:o4:1
# text = They hide treasure under every stone for children to find
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hide	hide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | They | treasure |  | every stone |  | for children | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent treasure=Patient under stone=Location |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

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