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Test 9 · ★ · How a song is made: writing, recording, producing

Zara says only rich bands can make songs. What would be a good reply?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Zara, rich bands · What happens: say, make, be · To what, where: songs, good reply · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 7 «How a song is made: writing, recording, producing» 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: Zara says only rich bands can make songs.

nsubjadvmodamodnsubjauxccompobjpunctrootZaraPROPNsaysVERBonlyADVrichADJbandsNOUNcanAUXmakeVERBsongsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ZaraZaraPROPNNumber=Sing2 saysnsubj
2sayssayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3onlyonlyADV_4 richadvmod
4richrichADJDegree=Pos5 bandsamod
5bandsbandNOUNNumber=Plur7 makensubj
6cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin7 makeaux
7makemakeVERBVerbForm=Inf2 saysccomp
8songssongNOUNNumber=Plur7 makeobj
9..PUNCT_2 sayspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpresentZaravn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2makecanrich bandssongsvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset song=Product

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 would be a good reply?

auxcopdetamodnsubjpunctrootWhatPRONwouldAUXbeAUXaDETgoodADJreplyNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Introotroot
2wouldwouldAUXVerbForm=Fin6 replyaux
3bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf6 replycop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 replydet
5goodgoodADJDegree=Pos6 replyamod
6replyreplyNOUNNumber=Sing1 Whatnsubj
7??PUNCT_1 Whatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is awoulda good replytree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

She's right, songs need millions of pounds and a famous studio

nsubjcoppunctnsubjparataxisobjcasenmodccdetamodconjrootShePRON'sAUXrightADJ,PUNCTsongsNOUNneedVERBmillionsNOUNofADPpoundsNOUNandCCONJaDETfamousADJstudioNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 rightnsubj
2'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 rightcop
3rightrightADJDegree=Posrootroot
4,,PUNCT_6 needpunct
5songssongNOUNNumber=Plur6 neednsubj
6needneedVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 rightparataxis
7millionsmillionNOUNNumber=Plur6 needobj
8ofofADP_9 poundscase
9poundspoundNOUNNumber=Plur7 millionsnmod
10andandCCONJ_13 studiocc
11aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 studiodet
12famousfamousADJDegree=Pos13 studioamod
13studiostudioNOUNNumber=Sing3 rightconj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentSheright propertytree rules
2needpresentsongsmillions of poundsvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot million=Theme

Option 2

Only studios have microphones

advmodnsubjobjrootOnlyADVstudiosNOUNhaveVERBmicrophonesNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OnlyonlyADV_2 studiosadvmod
2studiosstudioNOUNNumber=Plur3 havensubj
3havehaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4microphonesmicrophoneNOUNNumber=Plur3 haveobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentstudiosmicrophonesvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent microphone=Patient

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

Many songs are made at home with a computer

amodnsubj:passaux:passcaseoblcasedetobl:agentrootManyADJsongsNOUNareAUXmadeVERBatADPhomeNOUNwithADPaDETcomputerNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ManymanyADJDegree=Pos2 songsamod
2songssongNOUNNumber=Plur4 madensubj:pass
3arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 madeaux:pass
4mademakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5atatADP_6 homecase
6homehomeNOUNNumber=Sing4 madeobl
7withwithADP_9 computercase
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 computerdet
9computercomputerNOUNNumber=Sing4 madeobl:agent
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepresent · passivea computerMany songshomevn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product

Option 4

Bedrooms are too small for music

nsubjcopadvmodcaseoblrootBedroomsNOUNareAUXtooADVsmallADJforADPmusicNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BedroomsbedroomNOUNNumber=Plur4 smallnsubj
2arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 smallcop
3tootooADV_4 smalladvmod
4smallsmallADJDegree=Posrootroot
5forforADP_6 musiccase
6musicmusicNOUNNumber=Sing4 smallobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentBedroomsfor music; small propertytree rules

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