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# Test 3 · ★★★ · Life and death: putting it all together

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Mrs Patel says, very formally, at the end: «Let us give thanks, each according to his or her own conscience.» What does she mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mrs, us · **What happens:** say, let, give, accord, mean · **To what, where:** us, thanks · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 80 «Life and death: putting it all together» 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/80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mrs Patel says, very formally, at the end: «Let us give thanks, each according to his or her own conscience.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t3:1
# text = Mrs Patel says, very formally, at the end: «Let us give thanks, each according to his or her own conscience.»
1	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Patel	Patel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	says	say	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	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
14	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	obl	_	_
19	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	25	case	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	fixed	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
24	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	conscience	conscience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mrs |  |  |  |  | formally *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | us |  |  |  | each *obl* | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** *in a quote* | infinitive | us *not said here* | thanks |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thanks=Theme |
| 4 | **accord** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What does she mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t3:2
# text = What does she mean?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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 | **mean** | present · do-support | Mrs |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Everyone must say the very same prayer out loud together

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t3:o1:1
# text = Everyone must say the very same prayer out loud together
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	out	out	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	loud	loud	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
10	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | must | Everyone | the same prayer |  |  |  | loud, together *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent prayer=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nobody should give thanks today, because it is a sad topic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t3:o2:1
# text = Nobody should give thanks today, because it is a sad topic
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	topic	topic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | should | Nobody | thanks  today |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thanks=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | thanks | a sad topic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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Everyone can give thanks in their own way

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t3:o3:1
# text = Everyone can give thanks in their own way
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | can | Everyone | thanks |  | their own way |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thanks=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only Christians may stay in the room for the end of the lesson

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t3:o4:1
# text = Only Christians may stay in the room for the end of the lesson
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | may | Christians |  |  | the room | for the end of the lesson |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in room=Location |

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