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description: Given that a pupil remains silent whilst the entire class is penalised for that pupil's fault, identify the moral characterisation offered in this lesson. Exam question 3 of lesson 89 «Owning up: the broken vase and the lost library book» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with 
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# Exam question 3 · Owning up: the broken vase and the lost library book

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Given that a pupil remains silent whilst the entire class is penalised for that pupil's fault, identify the moral characterisation offered in this lesson.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** pupil, you · **What happens:** give, remain, penalis, identify, offer, fault · **To what, where:** moral characterisation, lesson

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:e3:1
# text = Given that a pupil remains silent whilst the entire class is penalised for that pupil's fault, identify the moral characterisation offered in this lesson.
1	Given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	remains	remain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	_
6	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	penalised	penalis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	det	_	_
15	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	moral	moral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	characterisation	characterisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
23	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	acl	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	26	det	_	_
26	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle | a pupil *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **remain** | present | a pupil |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **penalis** | present · passive | a pupil *not said here* |  |  |  |  | whilst the entire class; for that pupil's fault | tree rules |
| 4 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the moral characterisation |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent characterisation=Theme |
| 5 | **offer** | participle |  | the moral characterisation *not said here* |  | this lesson |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **fault** |  | that pupil |  |  |  |  |  | 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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A commendable exercise of discretion and self-restraint

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:e3:o1:1
# text = A commendable exercise of discretion and self-restraint
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	commendable	commendable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	discretion	discretion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	restraint	restraint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exercise** |  |  | discretion |  |  |  |  | nom exercise «act transitive»: of=patient |

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

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A form of false witness committed without words

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:e3:o2:1
# text = A form of false witness committed without words
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	committed	commit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **commit** | participle · passive |  | a form of false witness |  |  |  | without words | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **form** |  |  | false witness |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A matter of no moral significance, the teacher being responsible

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:e3:o3:1
# text = A matter of no moral significance, the teacher being responsible
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
5	moral	moral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
11	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund | a matter of no moral significance |  |  |  |  | responsible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **matter** |  | no moral significance |  |  |  |  |  | nom matter «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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A form of loyalty to the teacher and to the class

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:e3:o4:1
# text = A form of loyalty to the teacher and to the class
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** |  |  | loyalty |  |  |  | to the teacher and the class | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient to=obl |

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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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