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title: Whereas a pupil makes a jest concerning the deceased grandmother of… — Souls, ghosts and stories · tree and pragmatics
description: Whereas a pupil makes a jest concerning the deceased grandmother of a classmate, ascertain the conduct most consistent with the matters taught. Exam question 4 of lesson 74 «Souls, ghosts and stories» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Exam question 4 · Souls, ghosts and stories

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Whereas a pupil makes a jest concerning the deceased grandmother of a classmate, ascertain the conduct most consistent with the matters taught.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pupil, jest, matters · **What happens:** make, concern, decease, ascertain, teach · **To what, where:** jest, deceased grandmother, conduct

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 74 «Souls, ghosts and stories» 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/74-souls-ghosts-and-stories/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:e4:1
# text = Whereas a pupil makes a jest concerning the deceased grandmother of a classmate, ascertain the conduct most consistent with the matters taught.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	jest	jest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	19	advmod	_	_
19	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
20	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
23	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a pupil | a jest |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jest=Product |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | a jest *not said here* | the deceased grandmother of a classmate |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus grandmother=Experiencer |
| 3 | **decease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **ascertain** | infinitive | a pupil *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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A repetition of the jest in a louder voice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:e4:o1:1
# text = A repetition of the jest in a louder voice
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	repetition	repetition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	jest	jest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	louder	loud	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** |  | the jest |  |  | a louder voice |  |  | nom repetition «event intransitive»: of=agent in=place |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A complaint to the head teacher by the pupil who jested

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:e4:o2:1
# text = A complaint to the head teacher by the pupil who jested
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	complaint	complaint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	jested	jest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jest** *speech: other* | past | the pupil |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **complain** |  | the pupil |  |  |  |  | to the head teacher | nom complaint «state intransitive»: to=obl by=agent |

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

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An apology and greater care in respect of such jests

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:e4:o3:1
# text = An apology and greater care in respect of such jests
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	apology	apology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	jests	jest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **respect** |  |  | such jests |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A rebuke of the classmate for want of humour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:e4:o4:1
# text = A rebuke of the classmate for want of humour
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rebuke	rebuke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	want	want	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	humour	humour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebuke** |  |  | the classmate for want of humour |  |  |  |  | nom rebuke «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **want** |  |  | humour |  |  |  |  | nom want «state transitive»: of=patient |

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