--- title: «Do trees have spirits? Is that a thing?» asks Leo in Melbourne. Wha… — Souls, ghosts and stories · tree and pragmatics description: «Do trees have spirits? Is that a thing?» asks Leo in Melbourne. What's the fair answer? Test 9 · ★★ of lesson 74 «Souls, ghosts and stories» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/74-souls-ghosts-and-stories/t9/) [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/) / [Souls, ghosts and stories](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/74-souls-ghosts-and-stories/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★★ · Souls, ghosts and stories «Do trees have spirits? Is that a thing?» asks Leo in Melbourne. What's the fair answer? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** trees, fair answer · **What happens:** have, be, ask · **To what, where:** spirits, Leo, Melbourne · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 74 «Souls, ghosts and stories» 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/74-souls-ghosts-and-stories/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «Do trees have spirits? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:t9:1 # text = «Do trees have spirits? 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Do do AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 4 aux _ _ 3 trees tree NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 spirits spirit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support | trees | spirits | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spirit=Patient | 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:* Is that a thing?» asks Leo in Melbourne. ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:t9:2 # text = Is that a thing?» asks Leo in Melbourne. 1 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 2 that that ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 » » PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 7 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 Leo Leo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 Melbourne Melbourne PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | that a thing | tree rules | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | present | | | Leo | Melbourne | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent leo=Recipient | *Sentence 3:* What's the fair answer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:t9:3 # text = What's the fair answer? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the fair answer | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Only Christians believe trees have spirits ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:t9:o1:1 # text = Only Christians believe trees have spirits 1 Only only ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 Christians Christian PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 believe believe VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 trees tree NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 5 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 6 spirits spirit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **believe** | present | Christians | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **have** | present | trees | spirits | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spirit=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} No; only stupid people believe that ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:t9:o2:1 # text = No; only stupid people believe that 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ; ; PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 4 stupid stupid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 6 believe believe VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 that that SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **believe** | present | stupid people | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Some cultures believe so; others don't; respect both ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:t9:o3:1 # text = Some cultures believe so; others don't; respect both 1 Some some DET DT PronType=Ind 2 det _ _ 2 cultures culture NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 believe believe VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ; ; PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 6 others other NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ; ; PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 10 respect respect VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 11 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **believe** | present | some cultures | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **not** **do** | present | others | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **respect** | infinitive | | both | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer both=Stimulus | ### Option 4 {#o4} Yes; science has measured tree spirits with special instruments in forests ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:74-souls-ghosts-and-stories:t9:o4:1 # text = Yes; science has measured tree spirits with special instruments in forests 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ; ; PUNCT : _ 1 punct _ _ 3 science science NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 measured measure VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 spirits spirit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 8 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 special special ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 instruments instrument NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 forests forest NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **measure** | present · perfect | science | tree spirits | | forests | | with special instruments | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme spirit=Value | **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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