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# Test 11 · ★ · Owning up: the broken vase and the lost library book

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Hamid asks, "Why give back more than the gnome cost?" What does Numbers 5:6-7 say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Hamid, Numbers · **What happens:** ask, give back, say · **To what, where:** more · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 89 «Owning up: the broken vase and the lost library book» 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/89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Hamid asks, "Why give back more than the gnome cost?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:t11:1
# text = Hamid asks, "Why give back more than the gnome cost?"
1	Hamid	Hamid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	gnome	gnome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Hamid |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **give back** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | more |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=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.

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*Sentence 2:* What does Numbers 5:6-7 say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:t11:2
# text = What does Numbers 5:6-7 say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	Numbers	Numbers	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	5:6-7	5:6-7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | Numbers |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Pay ten times as much as it cost

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:t11:o1:1
# text = Pay ten times as much as it cost
1	Pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | imperative | you *not said here* | much |  |  | time | as cost | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Pay back exactly half of the cost, and the priest pays the rest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:t11:o2:1
# text = Pay back exactly half of the cost, and the priest pays the rest
1	Pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay back** | imperative | you *not said here* | half of the cost |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent half=Asset |
| 2 | **pay** | present | the priest | the rest |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=Asset |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Confess the wrong and make full restitution, adding a fifth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:t11:o3:1
# text = Confess the wrong and make full restitution, adding a fifth
1	Confess	confess	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	restitution	restitution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	adding	add	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fifth	fifth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confess** | imperative | you *not said here* | the wrong |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wrong=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | present | you *not said here* | full restitution |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset restitution=Product |
| 3 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund | you *not said here* | a fifth |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fifth=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Pay nothing if you said sorry first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:89-owning-up-the-broken-vase-and-the-lost-library-book:t11:o4:1
# text = Pay nothing if you said sorry first
1	Pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	1	obj	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | imperative | you *not said here* | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Asset |
| 2 | **say** *speech: apologize* *a condition, not said to happen* | past | you |  |  |  |  | first, sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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