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title: Select the response consistent with the injunction to speak "the tru… — White lies: the ugly jumper and the ba… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the injunction to speak "the truth in love" (Ephesians 4:15) when receiving an unwanted gift. Exam question 2 of lesson 83 «White lies: the ugly jumper and the bad drawing» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Exam question 2 · White lies: the ugly jumper and the bad drawing

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Select the response consistent with the injunction to speak "the truth in love" (Ephesians 4:15) when receiving an unwanted gift.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, speak, receive · **To what, where:** response, truth, love, unwanted gift · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 83 «White lies: the ugly jumper and the bad drawing» 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/83-white-lies-the-ugly-jumper-and-the-bad-drawing/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:83-white-lies-the-ugly-jumper-and-the-bad-drawing:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the injunction to speak "the truth in love" (Ephesians 4:15) when receiving an unwanted gift.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	injunction	injunction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Ephesians	Ephesian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	appos	_	_
18	4:15	4:15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	_
20	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	21	advmod	_	_
21	receiving	receive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
22	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	unwanted	unwanted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the truth |  | love |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **receive** | gerund |  | a unwanted gift |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Theme |

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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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The immediate declaration that the gift is wholly unsatisfactory and ought to be exchanged forthwith

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:83-white-lies-the-ugly-jumper-and-the-bad-drawing:e2:o1:1
# text = The immediate declaration that the gift is wholly unsatisfactory and ought to be exchanged forthwith
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	immediate	immediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	declaration	declaration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	acl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	unsatisfactory	unsatisfactory	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	exchanged	exchange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
15	forthwith	forthwith	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the immediate declaration |  |  |  |  | unsatisfactory, wholly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **exchange** | ought · passive | the immediate declaration *not said here* |  |  |  |  | forthwith *property* | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The fabrication of extravagant praise irrespective of one's opinion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:83-white-lies-the-ugly-jumper-and-the-bad-drawing:e2:o2:1
# text = The fabrication of extravagant praise irrespective of one's opinion
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fabrication	fabrication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	extravagant	extravagant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	irrespective	irrespective	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fabricate** |  |  | extravagant praise |  |  |  |  | nom fabrication «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **opine** |  | one |  |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The refusal to acknowledge the receipt of the gift whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:83-white-lies-the-ugly-jumper-and-the-bad-drawing:e2:o3:1
# text = The refusal to acknowledge the receipt of the gift whatsoever
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	acknowledge	acknowledge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	receipt	receipt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acknowledge** | to-infinitive |  | the receipt of the gift |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent receipt=Topic |
| 2 | **receipt** |  |  | the gift |  |  |  |  | nom receipt «act transitive»: of=patient |

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

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The expression of sincere gratitude for the giver's effort and affection

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:83-white-lies-the-ugly-jumper-and-the-bad-drawing:e2:o4:1
# text = The expression of sincere gratitude for the giver's effort and affection
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	sincere	sincere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	gratitude	gratitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	giver	giver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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