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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Life and death: putting it all together · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning differing beliefs regarding death. Exam question 3 of lesson 80 «Life and death: putting it all together» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each o
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# Exam question 3 · Life and death: putting it all together

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning differing beliefs regarding death.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, differ, regard · **To what, where:** response, beliefs

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 80 «Life and death: putting it all together» 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/80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning differing beliefs regarding death.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	differing	differ	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	case	_	_
13	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **differ** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | beliefs |  |  |  | regard death | tree rules |
| 5 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: 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 {#o1}

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All persons are obliged to hold a single belief

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:e3:o1:1
# text = All persons are obliged to hold a single belief
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oblige** | present · passive |  | all persons |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result |
| 2 | **hold** | to-infinitive |  | a single belief |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belief=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Beliefs differing from one's own ought to be ridiculed in public, so that error may be exposed and corrected

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:e3:o2:1
# text = Beliefs differing from one's own ought to be ridiculed in public, so that error may be exposed and corrected
1	Beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	differing	differ	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
7	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	ridiculed	ridicule	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	19	mark	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	exposed	expose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	parataxis	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	corrected	correct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **differ** | gerund | Beliefs *not said here* |  |  |  |  | from one's own | vn differ-23.4 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme from own=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **ridicule** | ought · passive |  | Beliefs |  | public |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **expose** | may · passive |  | error |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 4 | **correct** *speech: disagree* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Persons of differing faiths and of none may hold their views and nonetheless respect one another

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:e3:o3:1
# text = Persons of differing faiths and of none may hold their views and nonetheless respect one another
1	Persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	differing	differ	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	faiths	faith	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	4	conj	_	_
8	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	views	view	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	nonetheless	nonetheless	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	respect	respect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	obj	_	_
16	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **differ** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hold** | may | Persons of differing faiths | Persons's views |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent view=Theme |
| 3 | **respect** | infinitive | Persons of differing faiths *not said here* | one |  |  |  | nonetheless *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus |
| 4 | **view** |  | Persons *= person* |  |  |  |  |  | nom view «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Beliefs concerning death are of no consequence to anyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:e3:o4:1
# text = Beliefs concerning death are of no consequence to anyone
1	Beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	concerning	concerning	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Beliefs and concerning death |  |  |  |  | of no consequence; to anyone | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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