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# Test 6 · Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?»

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The vicar replies, very formally: «I confess I am not wholly without apprehension; yet I am sustained by the hope of the resurrection.» What does he mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** vicar, hope, resurrection · **What happens:** reply, confess, not be, sustain, hope, mean · **To what, where:** vicar · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 of lesson 70 «Bedtime fears: «Will you die, Mum?» and «Will I die?»» 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/70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The vicar replies, very formally: «I confess I am not wholly without apprehension; yet I am sustained by the hope of the resurrection.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die:t6:1
# text = The vicar replies, very formally: «I confess I am not wholly without apprehension; yet I am sustained by the hope of the resurrection.»
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	replies	reply	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	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	confess	confess	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	10	ccomp	_	_
15	without	without	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	apprehension	apprehension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
22	by	by	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	resurrection	resurrection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | present | the vicar |  |  |  |  | formally *property* | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **confess** *in a quote* | present | the vicar *= vicar* |  |  |  |  | without apprehension | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | the vicar *= vicar* |  |  |  |  | wholly *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **sustain** *in a quote* | present · passive | the hope of the resurrection | the vicar *= vicar* |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 5 | **hope** *in a quote* |  | the resurrection |  |  |  |  |  | nom hope «feeling 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What does he mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die:t6:2
# 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	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He thinks he will never die at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die:t6:o1:1
# text = He thinks he will never die at all
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **die** | future | he |  |  | all |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He's a bit scared, but his hope in Jesus helps him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die:t6:o2:1
# text = He's a bit scared, but his hope in Jesus helps him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | his hope in Jesus |  | Jesus |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **hope** |  | his *= he* |  |  | Jesus |  |  | nom hope «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent in=place |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He has no fear at all about dying

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die:t6:o3:1
# text = He has no fear at all about dying
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nmod	_	_
7	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	dying	die	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | He | no fear |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Patient |
| 2 | **die** | gerund | no fear *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He is terrified and has lost all hope

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:70-bedtime-fears-will-you-die-mum-and-will-i-die:t6:o4:1
# text = He is terrified and has lost all hope
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	terrified	terrified	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | terrified *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | present · perfect | He *not said here* | all hope |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hope=Eventuality |

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