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title: Select the statement consistent with 2 Timothy 2:5. — Cheating at games and sport · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the statement consistent with 2 Timothy 2:5. Exam question 2 of lesson 93 «Cheating at games and sport» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Exam question 2 · Cheating at games and sport

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Select the statement consistent with 2 Timothy 2:5.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select · **To what, where:** statement

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 93 «Cheating at games and sport» 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/93-cheating-at-games-and-sport/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:93-cheating-at-games-and-sport:e2:1
# text = Select the statement consistent with 2 Timothy 2:5.
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	_	6	case	_	_
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
7	Timothy	Timothy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:unmarked	_	_
8	2:5	2:5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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An athlete receives the victor's crown only by competing according to the rules

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:93-cheating-at-games-and-sport:e2:o1:1
# text = An athlete receives the victor's crown only by competing according to the rules
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	athlete	athlete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	victor	victor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	competing	compete	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
11	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	case	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | present | a athlete | the victor's crown |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crown=Theme |
| 2 | **compete** | gerund | a athlete *not said here* |  |  |  |  | accord the rules | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **crown** |  | the victor |  |  |  |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The crown is awarded solely by the vote of spectators

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:93-cheating-at-games-and-sport:e2:o2:1
# text = The crown is awarded solely by the vote of spectators
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	awarded	award	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	spectators	spectator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **award** | present · passive | the vote of spectators | the crown |  |  |  | solely *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **vote** |  |  | spectators |  |  |  |  | nom vote «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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An athlete receives the victor's crown irrespective of adherence to the rules of the contest

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:93-cheating-at-games-and-sport:e2:o3:1
# text = An athlete receives the victor's crown irrespective of adherence to the rules of the contest
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	athlete	athlete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	victor	victor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	irrespective	irrespective	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	adherence	adherence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | present | a athlete | the victor's crown |  |  |  | of adherence; to the rules of the contest | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crown=Theme |
| 2 | **crown** |  | the victor |  |  |  |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 3 | **rule** |  | the contest |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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An athlete forfeits the crown upon competing according to the rules

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:93-cheating-at-games-and-sport:e2:o4:1
# text = An athlete forfeits the crown upon competing according to the rules
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	athlete	athlete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forfeits	forfeit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	competing	compete	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	case	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forfeit** | present | a athlete | the crown |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent crown=Theme |
| 2 | **compete** | gerund | a athlete *not said here* |  |  |  |  | accord the rules | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

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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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