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title: Noah in Toronto goes, "We should learn A, B, C first like the alphab… — Music lessons and the recorder · tree and pragmatics
description: Noah in Toronto goes, "We should learn A, B, C first like the alphabet, eh?" ("eh" means "right?") What is the answer? Test 4 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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# Test 4 · Music lessons and the recorder

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Noah in Toronto goes, "We should learn A, B, C first like the alphabet, eh?" ("eh" means "right?") What is the answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Noah, We, eh, answer · **What happens:** go, learn, mean, be · **To what, where:** B · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 of lesson 1 «Music lessons and the recorder» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/arts/1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Noah in Toronto goes, "We should learn A, B, C first like the alphabet, eh?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:t4:1
# text = Noah in Toronto goes, "We should learn A, B, C first like the alphabet, eh?"
1	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Toronto	Toronto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
10	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	B	B	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	C	C	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	advmod	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	eh	eh	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Noah in Toronto |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **learn** *in a quote* | should | We | a B and C |  |  |  | like the alphabet; first *property* | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent b=Topic |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* ("eh" means "right?")

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:t4:2
# text = ("eh" means "right?")
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	eh	eh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	right	right	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | eh |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What is the answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:t4:3
# text = What is the answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Teachers start with what is easiest for the fingers, so B, A, G

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:t4:o1:1
# text = Teachers start with what is easiest for the fingers, so B, A, G
1	Teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	easiest	easy	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	B	B	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	G	G	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | Teachers | B and a G |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with what=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for the fingers; easy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The order does not matter, so teachers pick at random

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:t4:o2:1
# text = The order does not matter, so teachers pick at random
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	pick	pick	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	random	random	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | the order |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **pick** | present | teachers |  |  |  |  | at random | vn chew-39.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent at random=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He's right, music must go in alphabet order

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:t4:o3:1
# text = He's right, music must go in alphabet order
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | must | music |  |  | alphabet order |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in order=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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C is the first note on every instrument

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder:t4:o4:1
# text = C is the first note on every instrument
1	C	c	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | C | the first note |  | every instrument |  |  | tree rules |

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