--- title: The vicar says, very formally: «It is entirely proper to bring one's… — Grief: anger, guilt and laughing at th… · tree and pragmatics description: The vicar says, very formally: «It is entirely proper to bring one's anger before God; the Psalmists did so repeatedly.» What does he mean? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 67 «Grief: anger, guilt and laughing at the wrong moment» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment/t5/) [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/) / [Grief: anger, guilt and laughing at th…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★ · Grief: anger, guilt and laughing at the wrong moment The vicar says, very formally: «It is entirely proper to bring one's anger before God; the Psalmists did so repeatedly.» What does he mean? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** vicar, Psalmists, God · **What happens:** say, be, bring, do, mean · **To what, where:** one · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 67 «Grief: anger, guilt and laughing at the wrong moment» 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/67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* The vicar says, very formally: «It is entirely proper to bring one's anger before God; the Psalmists did so repeatedly.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment:t5:1 # text = The vicar says, very formally: «It is entirely proper to bring one's anger before God; the Psalmists did so repeatedly.» 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 vicar vicar NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 very very ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 formally formally ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 : : PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 8 « « PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 11 entirely entirely ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 proper proper ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 ccomp _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 14 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 advcl _ _ 15 one one PRON PRP Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 's 's PART POS _ 15 case _ _ 17 anger anger NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 18 before before ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ; ; PUNCT : _ 23 punct _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 Psalmists Psalmist PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 23 nsubj _ _ 23 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 24 so so ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 25 repeatedly repeatedly ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 . . PUNCT . _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 » » PUNCT '' _ 23 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the vicar | | | | | formally *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | vicar | | | | | entirely, proper *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **bring** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | vicar *not said here* | one | | | before God | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent one=Destination anger=Theme | | 4 | **do** *in a quote* | past | the Psalmists | | | | | repeatedly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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:* What does he mean? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment:t5:2 # text = What does he mean? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 mean mean VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | God | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Only Psalm-writers are allowed to be angry ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment:t5:o1:1 # text = Only Psalm-writers are allowed to be angry 1 Only only ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 Psalm Psalm PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 writers writer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 allowed allow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 8 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 9 cop _ _ 9 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **allow** | present · passive | | Psalm writers | | | | | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary | | 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Psalm writers *not said here* | | | | | angry *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Anger must be confessed and then punished ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment:t5:o2:1 # text = Anger must be confessed and then punished 1 Anger anger NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 confessed confess VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 6 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 7 advmod _ _ 7 punished punish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **confess** | must · passive | | Anger | | | | | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | | 2 | **punish** | participle | | | | | then | | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It's okay to tell God you're angry; the Psalms do it ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment:t5:o3:1 # text = It's okay to tell God you're angry; the Psalms do it 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 okay okay ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 csubj _ _ 6 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 're be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ; ; PUNCT : _ 13 punct _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Psalms psalm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 nsubj _ _ 13 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 14 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | It | | | | | okay *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | | | God | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent god=Recipient | | 3 | **is** | present | you | | | | | angry *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **do** | present | the Psalms | it | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | ### Option 4 {#o4} Angry people should stay away from church ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:67-grief-anger-guilt-and-laughing-at-the-wrong-moment:t5:o4:1 # text = Angry people should stay away from church 1 Angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 stay stay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 away away ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 church church NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stay away** | should | Angry people | | | church | | away *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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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