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title: Select the statement consistent with the account recorded in 2 Samue… — Owning up: the broken vase and the los… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the statement consistent with the account recorded in 2 Samuel 12:1-13. Exam question 2 of lesson 89 «Owning up: the broken vase and the lost library book» 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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# Exam question 2 · Owning up: the broken vase and the lost library book

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Select the statement consistent with the account recorded in 2 Samuel 12:1-13.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, record · **To what, where:** statement, account, 2 Samuel

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 89 «Owning up: the broken vase and the lost library book» 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/89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:e2:1
# text = Select the statement consistent with the account recorded in 2 Samuel 12:1-13.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	Samuel	Samuel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	12:1-13	12:1-13	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 statement |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Theme |
| 2 | **record** | participle |  | the account *not said here* |  | 2 Samuel |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Upon being confronted by Nathan, David ordered his imprisonment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:e2:o1:1
# text = Upon being confronted by Nathan, David ordered his imprisonment
1	Upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	confronted	confront	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Nathan	Nathan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	David	David	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	imprisonment	imprisonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confront** | gerund · passive | Nathan |  |  |  |  |  | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **order** | past | David | David's imprisonment |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent imprisonment=Theme |
| 3 | **imprison** |  | David |  |  |  |  |  | nom imprisonment «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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David attributed the wrongdoing to his soldiers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:e2:o2:1
# text = David attributed the wrongdoing to his soldiers
1	David	David	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	attributed	attribute	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wrongdoing	wrongdoing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attribute** | past | David | the wrongdoing |  |  |  | to David's soldiers | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Upon being confronted by Nathan, David immediately acknowledged that he had sinned against the Lord

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:e2:o3:1
# text = Upon being confronted by Nathan, David immediately acknowledged that he had sinned against the Lord
1	Upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	confronted	confront	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Nathan	Nathan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	David	David	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	acknowledged	acknowledge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	sinned	sin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	ccomp	_	_
14	against	against	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confront** | gerund · passive | Nathan and David |  |  |  |  |  | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **acknowledge** | past |  |  |  |  |  | immediately *property* | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **sin** | past · perfect | David |  |  |  |  | against the Lord | vn rebel-71.2-1-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against lord=Maleficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nathan acknowledged having stolen the poor man's lamb

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:e2:o4:1
# text = Nathan acknowledged having stolen the poor man's lamb
1	Nathan	Nathan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	acknowledged	acknowledge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	csubj	_	_
4	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	lamb	lamb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acknowledge** | past | Nathan |  |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | gerund |  | the poor man's lamb |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **steal** | participle | the poor man's lamb *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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