--- title: Ava calls the guzheng a sideways piano. What would show her it isn't? — Instruments of the world: bandura, erh… · tree and pragmatics description: Ava calls the guzheng a sideways piano. What would show her it isn't? Test 11 · ★★ of lesson 10 «Instruments of the world: bandura, erhu, sitar, kora, didgeridoo and more» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/10-instruments-of-the-world-bandura-erhu-sitar-kora-didgeridoo/t11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Arts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/) / [Instruments of the world: bandura, erh…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/arts/10-instruments-of-the-world-bandura-erhu-sitar-kora-didgeridoo/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★★ · Instruments of the world: bandura, erhu, sitar, kora, didg… Ava calls the guzheng a sideways piano. What would show her it isn't? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ava, guzheng · **What happens:** call, show, not be · **To what, where:** guzheng, Ava · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 10 «Instruments of the world: bandura, erhu, sitar, kora, didgeridoo and more» 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/10-instruments-of-the-world-bandura-erhu-sitar-kora-didgeridoo/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ava calls the guzheng a sideways piano. ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:10-instruments-of-the-world-bandura-erhu-sitar-kora-didgeridoo:t11:1 # text = Ava calls the guzheng a sideways piano. 1 Ava Ava PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 calls call VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 guzheng guzheng NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 sideways sideways ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 piano piano NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call** | present | Ava | the guzheng | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent guzheng=Recipient | 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 show her it isn't? ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:10-instruments-of-the-world-bandura-erhu-sitar-kora-didgeridoo:t11:2 # text = What would show her it isn't? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 obj _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 show show VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 7 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | would | | Ava | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **be** | present | guzheng | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It is plucked with the fingers, not played with keys ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:10-instruments-of-the-world-bandura-erhu-sitar-kora-didgeridoo:t11:o1:1 # text = It is plucked with the fingers, not played with keys 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 plucked pluck VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 fingers finger NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 played play VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 keys key NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pluck** | present · passive | | It | | | | with the fingers | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 2 | **not** **play** | participle | | | | | | with keys | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with key=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} It has keys hidden underneath where you can't see them ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:10-instruments-of-the-world-bandura-erhu-sitar-kora-didgeridoo:t11:o2:1 # text = It has keys hidden underneath where you can't see them 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 keys key NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 4 hidden hide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 acl _ _ 5 underneath underneath ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 10 advmod _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 8 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 9 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 advcl _ _ 11 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | It | keys | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Patient | | 2 | **hide** | participle | | keys *not said here* | | | | underneath *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **not** **see** | can | you | keys *= key* | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} It is played with a bow ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:10-instruments-of-the-world-bandura-erhu-sitar-kora-didgeridoo:t11:o3:1 # text = It is played with a bow 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 played play VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 bow bow NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **play** | present · passive | | It | | | | with a bow | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: subject=Theme with bow=Co-Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is blown like a horn ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:10-instruments-of-the-world-bandura-erhu-sitar-kora-didgeridoo:t11:o4:1 # text = It is blown like a horn 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 blown blow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 like like ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 horn horn NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **blow** | present · passive | | It | | | | like a horn | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: subject=Patient | **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; 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