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title: In a cartoon, a kid learns «death is nothing to be scared of» in one… — Life and death: putting it all together · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 8 · ★★★ · Life and death: putting it all together

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In a cartoon, a kid learns «death is nothing to be scared of» in one episode and never feels afraid again. What's more true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** kid, death · **What happens:** learn, be, not feel · **To what, where:** cartoon, nothing, one episode · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a kid learns «death is nothing to be scared of» in one episode and never feels afraid again.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t8:1
# text = In a cartoon, a kid learns «death is nothing to be scared of» in one episode and never feels afraid again.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	learns	learn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
14	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	acl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	episode	episode	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
23	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	xcomp	_	_
24	again	again	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present | a kid |  |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | death | nothing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | a kid *not said here* |  |  | one episode |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **feel** | present | a kid *not said here* |  |  |  | again | afraid *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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's more true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t8:2
# text = What's more true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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One talk fixes fear for ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t8:o1:1
# text = One talk fixes fear for ever
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fixes	fix	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | present | One talk | fear |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent fear=Product for ever=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Only cartoons have fears about death

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t8:o2:1
# text = Only cartoons have fears about death
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	cartoons	cartoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fears	fear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | cartoons | fears |  |  |  | about death | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Being scared again means you failed the lesson and have to start all over

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t8:o3:1
# text = Being scared again means you failed the lesson and have to start all over
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj	_	_
3	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	failed	fail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	all	all	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	over	over	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  | again | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | scared |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **fail** | past | you | the lesson |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lesson=Eventuality |
| 4 | **have** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **start** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Fears come and go, and talking helps each time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:80-life-and-death-putting-it-all-together:t8:o4:1
# text = Fears come and go, and talking helps each time
1	Fears	fear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	nsubj	_	_
8	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Fears |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | present | Fears *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **help** | present |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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