Exam question 4 · Copying vs being inspired: tracing, covers, giving credit

Ascertain the distinction between being inspired by a work and copying it.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, work · What happens: ascertain, inspire, copy · To what, where: distinction

This is exam question 4 of lesson 35 «Copying vs being inspired: tracing, covers, giving credit» 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	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 distinction	det
3	distinction	distinction	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	between	between	ADP	_	6 inspired	mark
5	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 inspired	aux:pass
6	inspired	inspire	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 distinction	acl
7	by	by	ADP	_	9 work	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 work	det
9	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 inspired	obl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 copying	cc
11	copying	copy	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 work	conj
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 copying	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the distinction	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent distinction=Topic
2	inspire	gerund · passive	a work	the distinction not said here	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3	copy	gerund	a work not said here	distinction	vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

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 · ✓ the right answer

Inspiration makes a new work; copying reproduces

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Inspiration	inspiration	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makes	nsubj
2	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 work	det
4	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 work	amod
5	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makes	obj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 reproduces	punct
7	copying	copying	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 reproduces	nsubj
8	reproduces	reproduce	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 makes	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Inspiration	a new work					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset work=Product
2	reproduce	present	copying						vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 2

Inspiration is for professionals

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Inspiration	inspiration	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 professionals	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 professionals	cop
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 professionals	case
4	professionals	professional	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	nsubj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Inspiration					for professionals	tree rules

Option 3

Copying is permitted wherever a work is altered by thirty percent

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Copying	copying	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 permitted	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 permitted	aux:pass
3	permitted	permit	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	wherever	wherever	ADV	PronType=Int	8 altered	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 work	det
6	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 altered	nsubj:pass
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 altered	aux:pass
8	altered	alter	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 permitted	advcl
9	by	by	ADP	_	11 percent	case
10	thirty	thirty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 percent	nummod
11	percent	percent	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 altered	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	permit	present · passive		Copying					vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	alter	present · passive	thirty percent	a work				wherever property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient

Option 4

Inspiration and copying are identical in every respect and in law

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Inspiration	inspiration	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 identical	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 copying	cc
3	copying	copying	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Inspiration	conj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 identical	cop
5	identical	identical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 respect	case
7	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	8 respect	det
8	respect	respect	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 identical	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 law	cc
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 law	case
11	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 respect	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Inspiration and copying			every respect and law		identical property	tree rules

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