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title: The vicar asks, "Was Peter finished after he denied our Lord?" Which… — Trust that breaks and takes long to mend · tree and pragmatics
description: The vicar asks, "Was Peter finished after he denied our Lord?" Which reply fits the Bible best? Test 2 · ★ 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; Mova'
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# Test 2 · ★ · Trust that breaks and takes long to mend

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The vicar asks, "Was Peter finished after he denied our Lord?" Which reply fits the Bible best?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** vicar, Peter, reply · **What happens:** ask, be, deny, fit · **To what, where:** Lord · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 82 «Trust that breaks and takes long to mend» 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/82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The vicar asks, "Was Peter finished after he denied our Lord?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t2:1
# text = The vicar asks, "Was Peter finished after he denied our Lord?"
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	finished	finish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	denied	deny	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
12	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | the vicar |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Peter |  |  |  |  | finish *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **deny** *in a quote* | past | Peter | our Lord |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent lord=Eventuality |

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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:* Which reply fits the Bible best?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t2:2
# text = Which reply fits the Bible best?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fits	fit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** | present | which reply |  |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes; Peter left the disciples and went back to fishing on the lake for good, and was never heard of again

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t2:o1:1
# text = Yes; Peter left the disciples and went back to fishing on the lake for good, and was never heard of again
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	disciples	disciple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
20	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	obl	_	_
23	again	again	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | Peter | the disciples |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disciple=Theme |
| 2 | **go back** | past | Peter *not said here* |  |  | the lake for good |  | to fishing *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to fishing=Result |
| 3 | **not** **hear** | past · passive | Peter *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus» |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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No; because Peter's denial never really happened

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t2:o2:1
# text = No; because Peter's denial never really happened
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
4	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	denial	denial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	really	really	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **happen** | past | Peter's denial |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **deny** |  | Peter |  |  |  |  |  | nom denial «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes; Jesus never spoke to Peter again after that night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t2:o3:1
# text = Yes; Jesus never spoke to Peter again after that night
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | past | Jesus |  | Peter |  | again; night |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to peter=Co-Agent |

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

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No; he wept, Jesus restored him, and he became a leader of the church

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:82-trust-that-breaks-and-takes-long-to-mend:t2:o4:1
# text = No; he wept, Jesus restored him, and he became a leader of the church
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wept	weep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	restored	restore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	xcomp	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weep** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **restore** | past | Jesus | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **become** | past | Jesus | a leader of the church |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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