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title: Whereas a parent asserts that boys ought not to weep, ascertain whic… — Grief: crying, not crying and feeling… · tree and pragmatics
description: Whereas a parent asserts that boys ought not to weep, ascertain which response is consistent with the matters taught. Exam question 4 of lesson 66 «Grief: crying, not crying and feeling numb» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Exam question 4 · Grief: crying, not crying and feeling numb

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Whereas a parent asserts that boys ought not to weep, ascertain which response is consistent with the matters taught.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** parent, boys, response, matters · **What happens:** assert, not weep, ascertain, be, teach

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 66 «Grief: crying, not crying and feeling numb» 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/66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:e4:1
# text = Whereas a parent asserts that boys ought not to weep, ascertain which response is consistent with the matters taught.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	asserts	assert	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
7	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	weep	weep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
13	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	14	det	_	_
14	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	ccomp	_	_
17	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
20	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assert** | present | a parent |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **weep** | ought | boys |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **ascertain** | infinitive | boys *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | which response |  |  |  |  | consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | the matters |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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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Weeping is a sign of weakness proper only to girls and to small children

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:e4:o1:1
# text = Weeping is a sign of weakness proper only to girls and to small children
1	Weeping	weeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	weakness	weakness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Weeping | a sign |  |  |  | of weakness; to girls and small children | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Weeping is prohibited by every religious tradition

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:e4:o2:1
# text = Weeping is prohibited by every religious tradition
1	Weeping	weeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive | every religious tradition | Weeping |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Weeping is permissible only within a place of worship

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:e4:o3:1
# text = Weeping is permissible only within a place of worship
1	Weeping	weeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	permissible	permissible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	within	within	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	worship	worship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Weeping |  |  |  |  | within a place of worship; permissible *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Weeping is a human response proper to persons of either sex

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:66-grief-crying-not-crying-and-feeling-numb:e4:o4:1
# text = Weeping is a human response proper to persons of either sex
1	Weeping	weeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	proper	properly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	either	either	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	sex	sex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Weeping | a human response |  |  |  | to persons of either sex; properly *property* | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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