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title: The vicar announces, very formally: «Members of the congregation are… — Gifts of life: organ donation and givi… · tree and pragmatics
description: The vicar announces, very formally: «Members of the congregation are encouraged to discuss with their families their wishes regarding organ donation.» What is he asking? Test 3 · ★ of lesson 78 «Gifts of life: organ donation and giving blood» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, w
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# Test 3 · ★ · Gifts of life: organ donation and giving blood

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The vicar announces, very formally: «Members of the congregation are encouraged to discuss with their families their wishes regarding organ donation.» What is he asking?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** vicar, Members · **What happens:** announce, encourage, discuss, regard, wish, ask · **To what, where:** Members · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★ of lesson 78 «Gifts of life: organ donation and giving blood» 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/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The vicar announces, very formally: «Members of the congregation are encouraged to discuss with their families their wishes regarding organ donation.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood:t3:1
# text = The vicar announces, very formally: «Members of the congregation are encouraged to discuss with their families their wishes regarding organ donation.»
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	announces	announce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	formally	formally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	congregation	congregation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	encouraged	encourage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	discuss	discuss	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	wishes	wish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
22	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	24	case	_	_
23	organ	organ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	donation	donation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | present | the vicar |  |  |  |  | formally *property* | vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **encourage** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | Members of the congregation |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **discuss** *speech: other* *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | Members of the congregation *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with Members's families and Members's wishes regard organ donation | vn chit\_chat-37.6-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with family=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **regard** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **wish** *in a quote* |  | Members *= member* |  |  |  |  | regard organ donation | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent regard=obl |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is he asking?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood:t3:2
# text = What is he asking?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · progressive | vicar |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The church will take everyone's organs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood:t3:o1:1
# text = The church will take everyone's organs
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	organs	organ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | future | the church | everyone's organs |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent organ=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Families should talk about what each person would want

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood:t3:o2:1
# text = Families should talk about what each person would want
1	Families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	obl	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | should | Families |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about what=Topic |
| 2 | **want** | would | each person |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nobody should ever talk about death

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood:t3:o3:1
# text = Nobody should ever talk about death
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | should | Nobody |  |  |  | ever | about death | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about death=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Everyone in the church must sign up to donate their organs today, after the service

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood:t3:o4:1
# text = Everyone in the church must sign up to donate their organs today, after the service
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	sign	sign	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	donate	donate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	organs	organ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	after	after	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign up** | must | Everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **donate** | to-infinitive | Everyone *not said here* | their organs |  |  | today |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent organ=Theme |

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