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# Exam question 3 · King David and King Solomon

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It is given that two women each asserted maternity of a single infant. Determine the means by which Solomon ascertained the true mother.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, the, Solomon · **What happens:** give, assert, determine, mean, ascertain · **To what, where:** It, true mother · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 9 «King David and King Solomon» 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/9-king-david-and-king-solomon/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that two women each asserted maternity of a single infant.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:9-king-david-and-king-solomon:e3:1
# text = It is given that two women each asserted maternity of a single infant.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
8	asserted	assert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	maternity	maternity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	infant	infant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | that two women | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient maternity=Theme |
| 2 | **assert** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Determine the means by which Solomon ascertained the true mother.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:9-king-david-and-king-solomon:e3:2
# text = Determine the means by which Solomon ascertained the true mother.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
6	Solomon	Solomon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	ascertained	ascertain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | the |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **ascertain** | past | Solomon | the true mother |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mother=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He required each woman to swear a solemn oath before the priests of the Temple

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:9-king-david-and-king-solomon:e3:o1:1
# text = He required each woman to swear a solemn oath before the priests of the Temple
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	required	require	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	swear	swear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	solemn	solemn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Temple	Temple	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | past | He | each woman |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent woman=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **swear** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a solemn oath |  |  | before the priests of the Temple |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent oath=Eventuality |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He observed which claimant would relinquish the child to preserve its life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:9-king-david-and-king-solomon:e3:o2:1
# text = He observed which claimant would relinquish the child to preserve its life
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	observed	observe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
4	claimant	claimant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	relinquish	relinquish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	preserve	preserve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **relinquish** | would |  | the child |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent child=Theme |
| 3 | **preserve** | to-infinitive |  | claimant's life |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He consulted the records of the Temple

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:9-king-david-and-king-solomon:e3:o3:1
# text = He consulted the records of the Temple
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consulted	consult	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	records	record	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Temple	Temple	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consult** | past | He | the records of the Temple |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=Theme |
| 2 | **record** |  |  | the Temple |  |  |  |  | nom record «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He awarded the child to the elder claimant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:9-king-david-and-king-solomon:e3:o4:1
# text = He awarded the child to the elder claimant
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	awarded	award	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	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	elder	elder	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	claimant	claimant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **award** | past | He | the child |  |  |  | to the elder claimant *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent child=Theme to claimant=Goal |

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