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title: Identify the principal deficiency of an apology compelled by a teach… — Saying sorry and making amends: Zaccha… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal deficiency of an apology compelled by a teacher and uttered without sincerity. Exam question 2 of lesson 90 «Saying sorry and making amends: Zacchaeus pays back» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Exam question 2 · Saying sorry and making amends: Zacchaeus pays back

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Identify the principal deficiency of an apology compelled by a teacher and uttered without sincerity.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, compel, utter · **To what, where:** principal deficiency, apology

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 90 «Saying sorry and making amends: Zacchaeus pays back» 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/90-saying-sorry-and-making-amends-zacchaeus-pays-back/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:90-saying-sorry-and-making-amends-zacchaeus-pays-back:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal deficiency of an apology compelled by a teacher and uttered without sincerity.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	deficiency	deficiency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	apology	apology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	compelled	compel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	uttered	utter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
14	without	without	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	sincerity	sincerity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal deficiency of a apology |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent deficiency=Theme |
| 2 | **compel** | participle |  | a apology *not said here* |  |  |  | by a teacher | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **utter** *speech: other* | past | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | without sincerity | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It is too lengthy to be understood by the injured party

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:90-saying-sorry-and-making-amends-zacchaeus-pays-back:e2:o1:1
# text = It is too lengthy to be understood by the injured party
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	lengthy	lengthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	understood	understand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	injured	injure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | lengthy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **understand** | to-infinitive · passive | the injured party |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **injure** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is addressed to an inappropriate person

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:90-saying-sorry-and-making-amends-zacchaeus-pays-back:e2:o2:1
# text = It is addressed to an inappropriate person
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	addressed	address	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	inappropriate	inappropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **address** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | to a inappropriate person | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It contains excessive detail concerning the offence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:90-saying-sorry-and-making-amends-zacchaeus-pays-back:e2:o3:1
# text = It contains excessive detail concerning the offence
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	contains	contain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	excessive	excessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	offence	offence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | It | excessive detail |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot detail=Theme |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | excessive detail *not said here* | the offence |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus offence=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It lacks the inward sorrow and the intention to make amends which a genuine apology requires

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:90-saying-sorry-and-making-amends-zacchaeus-pays-back:e2:o4:1
# text = It lacks the inward sorrow and the intention to make amends which a genuine apology requires
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lacks	lack	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	inward	inward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	intention	intention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	amends	amend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	apology	apology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lack** | present | It | the inward sorrow and the intention |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | amends |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset amend=Product |
| 3 | **require** | present | a genuine apology | amends |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme which=Precondition |

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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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