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title: «Priya believes in rebirth, Ellie in heaven, Jack's uncle in nothing… — Life and death: putting it all together · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 7 · ★★★ · Life and death: putting it all together

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«Priya believes in rebirth, Ellie in heaven, Jack's uncle in nothing after. So one of them's a muppet,» says a boy in Wigan (muppet = fool). What's the best response?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Priya, one, best response · **What happens:** believe, be, say · **To what, where:** rebirth, muppet, boy, Wigan · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Priya believes in rebirth, Ellie in heaven, Jack's uncle in nothing after.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t7:1
# text = «Priya believes in rebirth, Ellie in heaven, Jack's uncle in nothing after.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Priya	Priya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rebirth	rebirth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	13	nmod	_	_
16	after	after	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** *in a quote* | present | Priya |  |  | rebirth and Jack's uncle in nothing |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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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:* So one of them's a muppet,» says a boy in Wigan (muppet = fool).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t7:2
# text = So one of them's a muppet,» says a boy in Wigan (muppet = fool).
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	muppet	muppet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
10	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Wigan	Wigan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	muppet	muppet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
17	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	18	punct	_	_
18	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | one of rebirth | a muppet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present |  | a boy |  | Wigan |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent boy=Theme in wigan=Manner |

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*Sentence 3:* What's the best response?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t7:3
# text = What's the best response?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best response |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He's right; two of them must be stupid, because only one can be right

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t7:o1:1
# text = He's right; two of them must be stupid, because only one can be right
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	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	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	stupid	stupid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | must | two of them |  |  |  |  | stupid *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | can | one |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

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

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They disagree, but nobody's a fool; respect them all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t7:o2:1
# text = They disagree, but nobody's a fool; respect them all
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	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	respect	respect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disagree** | present | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | nobody | a fool |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **respect** | infinitive | They *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They should stop being friends

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t7:o3:1
# text = They should stop being friends
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | should | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund | They *not said here* | friends |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The teacher should decide who wins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t7:o4:1
# text = The teacher should decide who wins
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | should | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **win** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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