Exam question 2 · How films are made: script, crew, sets, editing

Which of the following most accurately characterises the function of the clapperboard?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: function

This is exam question 2 of lesson 22 «How films are made: script, crew, sets, editing» of the arts 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.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	7 characterises	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 characterises	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 characterises	csubj
5	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	6 accurately	advmod
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	7 characterises	advmod
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 function	det
9	function	function	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 characterises	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 clapperboard	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 clapperboard	det
12	clapperboard	clapperboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 function	nmod
13	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present		the function of the clapperboard				accurately property	tree rules

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

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

It serves solely as an ornament of tradition

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 serves	nsubj
2	serves	serve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	solely	solely	ADV	_	2 serves	advmod
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 ornament	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 ornament	det
6	ornament	ornament	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 serves	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 tradition	case
8	tradition	tradition	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ornament	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	serve	present	It					as a ornament of tradition; solely property	vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as ornament=Attribute

Option 2

It records the dialogue of the performers

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 records	nsubj
2	records	record	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 dialogue	det
4	dialogue	dialogue	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 records	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 performers	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 performers	det
7	performers	performer	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 dialogue	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	record	present	It	the dialogue of the performers					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dialogue=Theme

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

It permits the subsequent synchronisation of sound and picture

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 permits	nsubj
2	permits	permit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 synchronisation	det
4	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 synchronisation	amod
5	synchronisation	synchronisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 permits	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 sound	case
7	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 synchronisation	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 picture	cc
9	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sound	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	permit	present	It	the subsequent synchronisation of sound and picture					vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent synchronisation=Theme

Option 4

It signals to the audience that a scene has commenced

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 signals	nsubj
2	signals	signal	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 audience	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 audience	det
5	audience	audience	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 signals	nmod
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 commenced	mark
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 scene	det
8	scene	scene	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 commenced	nsubj:pass
9	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 commenced	aux
10	commenced	commence	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 audience	acl:relcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	commence	present · perfect · passive	the audience not said here	a scene					vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality

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