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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the historical standing of the recorder. Exam question 2 of lesson 1 «Music lessons and the recorder» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Exam question 2 · Music lessons and the recorder

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the historical standing of the recorder.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, recorder · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, stand · **To what, where:** response, historical standing

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1 «Music lessons and the recorder» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/arts/1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the historical standing of the recorder.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	historical	historical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	standing	standing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	recorder	recorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the historical standing of the recorder |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus standing=Experiencer |
| 4 | **stand** |  | the recorder |  |  |  |  |  | nom standing «state intransitive»: of=agent |

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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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Composers including Bach, Handel and Vivaldi composed works for the instrument

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:e2:o1:1
# text = Composers including Bach, Handel and Vivaldi composed works for the instrument
1	Composers	composer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
2	including	including	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Bach	Bach	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Handel	Handel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	Vivaldi	Vivaldi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	composed	compose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	nsubj	_	_
9	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compose** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **work** | present | Composers including Bach and Handel and Vivaldi |  |  |  |  | for the instrument | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for instrument=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The instrument is classified as a toy by all authorities

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:e2:o2:1
# text = The instrument is classified as a toy by all authorities
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	classified	classify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	authorities	authority	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **classify** | present · passive | all authorities | the instrument |  |  |  | as a toy | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent subject=Theme as toy=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The instrument has never been performed upon professionally

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:e2:o3:1
# text = The instrument has never been performed upon professionally
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	performed	perform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	professionally	professionally	ADV	RB	_	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **perform** | present · perfect · passive |  | the instrument |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The instrument was devised in the present century solely for use in schools by young pupils

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:e2:o4:1
# text = The instrument was devised in the present century solely for use in schools by young pupils
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	devised	devise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **devise** | past · passive | young pupils | the instrument |  |  | century | for use in schools; solely *property* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

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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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