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title: Identify the principal distinction between forgiveness and trust, as… — Trust that breaks and takes long to mend · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal distinction between forgiveness and trust, as set forth in this lesson. Exam question 1 of lesson 82 «Trust that breaks and takes long to mend» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Exam question 1 · Trust that breaks and takes long to mend

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Identify the principal distinction between forgiveness and trust, as set forth in this lesson.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, set · **To what, where:** principal distinction, lesson

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 82 «Trust that breaks and takes long to mend» 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/82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal distinction between forgiveness and trust, as set forth in this lesson.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	distinction	distinction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	forgiveness	forgiveness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	parataxis	_	_
12	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	det	_	_
15	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal distinction |  |  |  | between forgiveness and trust | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent distinction=Theme |
| 2 | **set** | participle |  |  |  | this lesson |  | forth *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in lesson=Destination |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Trust must invariably precede forgiveness and is granted unconditionally

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:e1:o1:1
# text = Trust must invariably precede forgiveness and is granted unconditionally
1	Trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	precede	precede	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	forgiveness	forgiveness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	granted	grant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	unconditionally	unconditionally	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **precede** | must | Trust | forgiveness |  |  |  | invariably *property* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme forgiveness=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **grant** | present · passive | Trust *not said here* |  |  |  |  | unconditionally *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)» |

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

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Forgiveness is the relinquishing of resentment; trust is the renewed reliance upon a person, re-established gradually

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:e1:o2:1
# text = Forgiveness is the relinquishing of resentment; trust is the renewed reliance upon a person, re-established gradually
1	Forgiveness	forgiveness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	relinquishing	relinquish	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	compound	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	_
6	resentment	resentment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	renewed	renew	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	reliance	reliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	re-established	re-establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
18	gradually	gradually	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relinquish** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Forgiveness | the relinquishing resentment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **renew** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **is a** | present | trust | the renewed reliance |  |  |  | upon a person | tree rules |
| 5 | **re-establish** | participle | Forgiveness *not said here* |  |  |  |  | gradually *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Forgiveness is obligatory solely in respect of trivial offences

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:e1:o3:1
# text = Forgiveness is obligatory solely in respect of trivial offences
1	Forgiveness	forgiveness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	obligatory	obligatory	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	trivial	trivial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	offences	offence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Forgiveness |  |  | respect of trivial offences |  | obligatory, solely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **respect** |  |  | trivial offences |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Forgiveness and trust are synonymous and arise simultaneously in every instance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:e1:o4:1
# text = Forgiveness and trust are synonymous and arise simultaneously in every instance
1	Forgiveness	forgiveness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	synonymous	synonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	arise	arise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	simultaneously	simultaneously	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	instance	instance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Forgiveness and trust |  |  |  |  | synonymous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **arise** | present | Forgiveness and trust *not said here* |  |  | every instance |  | simultaneously *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in instance=Location |

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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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