--- title: «Me baby cousin only lived three days, it's not right,» says Leo fro… — Is it fair? Why bad things happen to g… · tree and pragmatics description: «Me baby cousin only lived three days, it's not right,» says Leo from the Black Country, «I'm proper gutted» (gutted = heartbroken). Which reply is both honest and kind? Test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 75 «Is it fair? Why bad things happen to good people» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary schoo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people/t7/) [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/) / [Is it fair? 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/) / t7 # Test 7 · ★★★ · Is it fair? Why bad things happen to good people «Me baby cousin only lived three days, it's not right,» says Leo from the Black Country, «I'm proper gutted» (gutted = heartbroken). Which reply is both honest and kind? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** baby cousin, cousin, Leo, reply · **What happens:** live, not be, say, gut, heartbroken, be · **To what, where:** Leo · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 · ★★★ 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/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* «Me baby cousin only lived three days, it's not right,» says Leo from the Black Country, «I'm proper gutted» (gutted = heartbroken). ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people:t7:1 # text = «Me baby cousin only lived three days, it's not right,» says Leo from the Black Country, «I'm proper gutted» (gutted = heartbroken). 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 compound _ _ 3 baby baby NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 cousin cousin NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 only only ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 lived live VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 8 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 12 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 13 advmod _ _ 13 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 » » PUNCT '' _ 16 punct _ _ 16 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 parataxis _ _ 17 Leo Leo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ _ 18 from from ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 20 Black Black PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 compound _ _ 21 Country Country PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 23 « « PUNCT `` _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 'm be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 27 aux:pass _ _ 26 proper properly ADV RB _ 27 advmod _ _ 27 gutted gut VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 16 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 » » PUNCT '' _ 27 punct _ _ 29 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 gutted gut VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 27 conj _ _ 31 = = SYM SYM _ 32 punct _ _ 32 heartbroken heartbroken VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 30 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 33 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 34 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **live** *in a quote* | past | baby cousin | | | | day | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | cousin | | | | | right *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Leo from the Black Country | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **gut** *in a quote* | present · passive | | Leo from the Black Country *= leo* | | | | properly *property* | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Source | | 5 | **gut** | participle | | | | | | | vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **heartbroken** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | 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:* Which reply is both honest and kind? ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people:t7:2 # text = Which reply is both honest and kind? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 reply reply NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 both both CCONJ CC _ 5 cc:preconj _ _ 5 honest honest ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 kind kind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | which reply | | | | | honest *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | which reply *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Babies don't count, so don't be sad ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people:t7:o1:1 # text = Babies don't count, so don't be sad 1 Babies baby NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 count count VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 9 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 10 cop _ _ 10 sad sad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | Babies | | | | | | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **do** | infinitive | Babies *not said here* | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **not** **is** | infinitive | Babies *not said here* | | | | | sad *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} It was her parents' fault for not praying ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people:t7:o2:1 # text = It was her parents' fault for not praying 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 3 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 parents parent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ' 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 fault fault NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 for for SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 praying pray VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | It | her parents's fault | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **pray** | gerund | | | | | | | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | ### Option 3 {#o3} It was fair; God needed her more ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people:t7:o3:1 # text = It was fair; God needed her more 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 expl _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ; ; PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 needed need VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 7 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | | | | | | fair *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **need** | past | God | her *= she* | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot she=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} It isn't fair, and it's nobody's fault; she was loved ```conllu # sent_id = question:religion-ethics:75-is-it-fair-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people:t7:o4:1 # text = It isn't fair, and it's nobody's fault; she was loved 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 9 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 fault fault NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ; ; PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 13 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 14 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux:pass _ _ 15 loved love VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** | present | It | | | | | fair *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is a** | present | it | nobody's fault | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **love** | past · passive | | she | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus | **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; 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