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description: Select the response consistent with the teaching of Matthew 18:15 concerning a friend's fault. Exam question 2 of lesson 84 «Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice» 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 2 · Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice

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Select the response consistent with the teaching of Matthew 18:15 concerning a friend's fault.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, teaching, friend · **What happens:** select, concern, teach, fault · **To what, where:** response, fault, Matthew

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 84 «Kind truths: honesty with a gentle voice» 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/84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the teaching of Matthew 18:15 concerning a friend's fault.
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	teaching	teaching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Matthew	Matthew	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	18:15	18:15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	flat	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 | **concern** | gerund | the teaching of Matthew *not said here* | a friend's fault |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus fault=Experiencer |
| 3 | **teach** |  |  | Matthew |  |  |  |  | nom teaching «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **fault** |  | a friend |  |  |  |  |  | nom fault «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 {#o1}

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The fault ought to be reported anonymously to a stranger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:e2:o1:1
# text = The fault ought to be reported anonymously to a stranger
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	anonymously	anonymously	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | ought · passive |  | the fault | a stranger |  |  | anonymously *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to stranger=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The fault ought first to be announced before the assembled class, so that all may learn from it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:e2:o2:1
# text = The fault ought first to be announced before the assembled class, so that all may learn from it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	announced	announce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	assembled	assemble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	17	mark	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	nsubj	_	_
16	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | ought · passive |  | the fault |  |  | before the assembled class | first *property* | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **assemble** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **learn** | may | all |  |  | fault |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from it=Source |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The friend ought to be avoided until the fault is forgotten

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:e2:o3:1
# text = The friend ought to be avoided until the fault is forgotten
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	avoided	avoid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **avoid** | ought · passive |  | the friend |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: subject=Location |
| 2 | **forget** | present · passive |  | the fault |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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The friend ought first to be approached privately and spoken to directly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:84-kind-truths-honesty-with-a-gentle-voice:e2:o4:1
# text = The friend ought first to be approached privately and spoken to directly
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	approached	approach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	privately	privately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	obl	_	_
12	directly	directly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **approach** | ought · passive |  | the friend |  |  |  | first, privately *property* | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | directly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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