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Why bad things happen to g…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★★★ · Is it fair? Why bad things happen to good people «Everything happens for a reason, sweetie,» says Holly's gran; her dad mutters, «Not so sure, Mum.» Who is right? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Everything, gran, dad · **What happens:** happen, say, mutter, be · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 75 «Is it fair? Why bad things happen to good people» 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/75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «Everything happens for a reason, sweetie,» says Holly's gran; her dad mutters, «Not so sure, Mum.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people:t10:1 # text = «Everything happens for a reason, sweetie,» says Holly's gran; her dad mutters, «Not so sure, Mum.» 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Everything everything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 3 nsubj _ _ 3 happens happen VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 sweetie sweetie NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ _ 11 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 12 Holly Holly PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 13 's 's PART POS _ 12 case _ _ 14 gran gran NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ; ; PUNCT : _ 18 punct _ _ 16 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 17 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 18 mutters mutter VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 20 « « PUNCT `` _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 Not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 23 advmod _ _ 22 so so ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 23 sure sure ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 25 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 26 . . PUNCT . _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **happen** *in a quote* | present | Everything | | | | | for a reason and sweetie | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Holly's gran | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **mutter** *speech: assert* | present | gran's dad | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «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:* Who is right? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people:t10:2 # text = Who is right? 1 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Dad, because science has proved there is no reason for anything ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people:t10:o1:1 # text = Dad, because science has proved there is no reason for anything 1 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 science science NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 proved prove VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 8 advcl _ _ 7 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 8 expl _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 9 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 10 det _ _ 10 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 11 for for ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 10 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prove** | present · perfect | science | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | present | Dad | no reason | | | | for anything | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} They disagree on a question people still argue about ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people:t10:o2:1 # text = They disagree on a question people still argue about 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 disagree disagree VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 question question NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 6 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 7 still still ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 argue argue VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 9 about about ADP IN _ 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **disagree** | present | They | | | | | on a question | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent on question=Topic | | 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | people | a question *not said here* | | | still | | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent question=Topic | ### Option 3 {#o3} Gran, because older people are always right ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people:t10:o3:1 # text = Gran, because older people are always right 1 Gran Gran PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 4 older old ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 amod _ _ 5 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 8 advmod _ _ 8 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | older people | | | | | always, right *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Neither; the question has an easy answer ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people:t10:o4:1 # text = Neither; the question has an easy answer 1 Neither neither ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ; ; PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 question question NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 easy easy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 answer answer NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | the question | a easy answer | | | | neither *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient | **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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