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title: Select the statement consistent with the account recorded in 2 Kings… — Honest money: earning, raising and pay… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the statement consistent with the account recorded in 2 Kings 5:20-27. Exam question 2 of lesson 96 «Honest money: earning, raising and paying fairly» 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 cho
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# Exam question 2 · Honest money: earning, raising and paying fairly

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Select the statement consistent with the account recorded in 2 Kings 5:20-27.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, account · **What happens:** select, record · **To what, where:** statement, 2 Kings

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 96 «Honest money: earning, raising and paying fairly» 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/96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:e2:1
# text = Select the statement consistent with the account recorded in 2 Kings 5:20-27.
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	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	Kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
12	5:20-27	5:20-27	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 |
| 2 | **record** | participle | the account *not said here* | 2 Kings |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=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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Gehazi obtained silver and clothing by deceit and subsequently lied to Elisha concerning his absence

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:e2:o1:1
# text = Gehazi obtained silver and clothing by deceit and subsequently lied to Elisha concerning his absence
1	Gehazi	Gehazi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	deceit	deceit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	lied	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Elisha	Elisha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obtain** | past | Gehazi | silver and clothing |  |  |  | by deceit | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent silver=Theme |
| 2 | **lie** | past | Gehazi *not said here* |  | Elisha |  |  | subsequently *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | Gehazi *not said here* | Gehazi's absence |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus absence=Experiencer |
| 4 | **absent** |  | Gehazi |  |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Gehazi declined all gifts offered by Naaman

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:e2:o2:1
# text = Gehazi declined all gifts offered by Naaman
1	Gehazi	Gehazi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	declined	decline	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Naaman	Naaman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decline** | past | Gehazi | all gifts |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Theme |
| 2 | **offer** | participle |  | all gifts *not said here* |  |  |  | by Naaman | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Naaman obtained silver from Gehazi by deceit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:e2:o3:1
# text = Naaman obtained silver from Gehazi by deceit
1	Naaman	Naaman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Gehazi	Gehazi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	deceit	deceit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obtain** | past | Naaman | silver |  | Gehazi |  | by deceit | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent silver=Theme from gehazi=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Elisha instructed Gehazi to pursue Naaman for payment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:96-honest-money-earning-raising-and-paying-fairly:e2:o4:1
# text = Elisha instructed Gehazi to pursue Naaman for payment
1	Elisha	Elisha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	instructed	instruct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Gehazi	Gehazi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pursue	pursue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	Naaman	Naaman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **instruct** *speech: other* | past | Elisha | Gehazi |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: agent=Agent gehazi=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pursue** | to-infinitive | Elisha *not said here* | Naaman |  |  |  | for payment | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent naaman=Theme |

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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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