Test 9 · How films are made: script, crew, sets, editing
An editor says, "Snap, then we can sync it" ("sync" means match up). What is she using?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: editor, we, sync · What happens: say, sync, mean, match up, use · To what, where: Snap, editor · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 of lesson 22 «How films are made: script, crew, sets, editing» of the arts course of Mova's primary school. 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
Sentence 1: An editor says, "Snap, then we can sync it" ("sync" means match up).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 editor | det |
| 2 | editor | editor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 Snap | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 Snap | punct |
| 6 | Snap | Snap | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 says | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 sync | punct |
| 8 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 11 sync | advmod |
| 9 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 sync | nsubj |
| 10 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 sync | aux |
| 11 | sync | sync | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 says | ccomp |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 sync | obj |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 sync | punct |
| 14 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 18 means | punct |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 sync | punct |
| 16 | sync | sync | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 means | nsubj |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 sync | punct |
| 18 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | parataxis |
| 19 | match | match | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 means | ccomp |
| 20 | up | up | ADP | _ | 19 match | compound:prt |
| 21 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 18 means | punct |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a editor | Snap | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | sync in a quote | can | we | editor | then | tree rules | |||
| 3 | mean | present | sync | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | match up | infinitive | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
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.
Sentence 2: What is she using?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 using | obj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 using | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 using | nsubj |
| 4 | using | use | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 using | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | present · progressive | sync | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient |
The options
Option 1
A script to check the lines
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 script | det |
| 2 | script | script | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 check | mark |
| 4 | check | check | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 script | acl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 lines | det |
| 6 | lines | line | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 check | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | check | to-infinitive | the lines | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme |
Option 2
A microphone to record music
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 microphone | det |
| 2 | microphone | microphone | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 record | mark |
| 4 | record | record | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 microphone | acl |
| 5 | music | music | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 record | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | record | to-infinitive | music | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
A clapperboard to match sound and picture
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 clapperboard | det |
| 2 | clapperboard | clapperboard | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 match | mark |
| 4 | match | match | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 clapperboard | acl |
| 5 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 match | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 picture | cc |
| 7 | picture | picture | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sound | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | match | to-infinitive | sound and picture | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Patient |
Option 4
A camera flash to light the scene
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 flash | det |
| 2 | camera | camera | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 flash | compound |
| 3 | flash | flash | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 light | mark |
| 5 | light | light | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 flash | acl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 scene | det |
| 7 | scene | scene | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 light | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | light | to-infinitive | the scene | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scene=Product |
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