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# Exam question 4 · What other faiths and non-religious people believe

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Whereas pupils hold differing beliefs concerning death, ascertain the conduct most consistent with the matters taught.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pupils, differing beliefs, you, matters · **What happens:** hold, differ, concern, ascertain, teach · **To what, where:** differing beliefs, death, conduct

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 73 «What other faiths and non-religious people believe» 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/73-what-other-faiths-and-non-religious-people-believe/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:73-what-other-faiths-and-non-religious-people-believe:e4:1
# text = Whereas pupils hold differing beliefs concerning death, ascertain the conduct most consistent with the matters taught.
1	Whereas	whereas	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
4	differing	differ	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	13	advmod	_	_
13	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
14	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
17	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | pupils | differing beliefs |  |  |  | whereas *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belief=Theme |
| 2 | **differ** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | differing beliefs *not said here* | death |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus death=Experiencer |
| 4 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the conduct |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Topic |
| 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Disagreement expressed with respect and without mockery

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:73-what-other-faiths-and-non-religious-people-believe:e4:o1:1
# text = Disagreement expressed with respect and without mockery
1	Disagreement	disagreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	expressed	express	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mockery	mockery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **express** | participle |  | Disagreement *not said here* |  |  |  | with respect and mockery | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Compulsory adoption of a single belief by all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:73-what-other-faiths-and-non-religious-people-believe:e4:o2:1
# text = Compulsory adoption of a single belief by all
1	Compulsory	compulsory	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	adoption	adoption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adopt** |  |  | a single belief by all |  |  |  |  | nom adoption «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Mockery of beliefs which one does not share, provided it is done in jest among friends

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:73-what-other-faiths-and-non-religious-people-believe:e4:o3:1
# text = Mockery of beliefs which one does not share, provided it is done in jest among friends
1	Mockery	mockery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	5	det	_	_
5	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
10	provided	provide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	ccomp	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	jest	jest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	among	among	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **share** | present · do-support | which one |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **provide** | past | Mockery of beliefs |  |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | present · passive |  | Mockery |  | jest |  | among friends | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 4 | **mock** |  |  | beliefs |  |  |  |  | nom mockery «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Prohibition of all discussion of belief in school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:73-what-other-faiths-and-non-religious-people-believe:e4:o4:1
# text = Prohibition of all discussion of belief in school
1	Prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	discussion	discussion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** |  |  | all discussion of belief in school |  |  |  |  | nom prohibition «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **discuss** |  |  | belief in school |  |  |  |  | nom discussion «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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