--- title: Jamal says the sax player is "goated" (the greatest). His mate says… — Concerts, orchestras and live gigs · tree and pragmatics description: Jamal says the sax player is "goated" (the greatest). His mate says it's "just random notes". Who is closer? 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Who is closer? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jamal, sax player, mate · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** random notes · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 11 «Concerts, orchestras and live gigs» 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/11-concerts-orchestras-and-live-gigs/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Jamal says the sax player is "goated" (the greatest). ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:11-concerts-orchestras-and-live-gigs:t7:1 # text = Jamal says the sax player is "goated" (the greatest). 1 Jamal Jamal PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 sax sax NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 player player NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 goated goated ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 " " PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ 10 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 greatest great ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 2 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Jamal | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the sax player | | | | | goated *property* | tree rules | 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:* His mate says it's "just random notes". ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:11-concerts-orchestras-and-live-gigs:t7:2 # text = His mate says it's "just random notes". 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 just just ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 random random ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 notes note NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Jamal's mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | mate | random notes | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* Who is closer? ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:11-concerts-orchestras-and-live-gigs:t7:3 # text = Who is closer? 1 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 closer close ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | close *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Jamal, because good improvising follows the song's rules ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:11-concerts-orchestras-and-live-gigs:t7:o1:1 # text = Jamal, because good improvising follows the song's rules 1 Jamal Jamal PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 4 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 improvising improvise VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 nsubj _ _ 6 follows follow VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 song song NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **improvise** | gerund | | | | | | | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **follow** | present | Jamal | the song's rules | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme | | 3 | **rule** | | the song | | | | | | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} The mate, because improvising has no rules at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:11-concerts-orchestras-and-live-gigs:t7:o2:1 # text = The mate, because improvising has no rules at all 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 improvising improvise VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 nsubj _ _ 6 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 8 det _ _ 8 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 8 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **improvise** | gerund | | | | | | | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **have** | present | the mate | no rules | | all | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} The mate, because sax can't play solos ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:11-concerts-orchestras-and-live-gigs:t7:o3:1 # text = The mate, because sax can't play solos 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 5 sax sax NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 6 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 7 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 8 play play VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 acl:relcl _ _ 9 solos solo NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **play** | can | sax | solos | | | | | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent solo=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Neither, because jazz is always written down note by note ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:11-concerts-orchestras-and-live-gigs:t7:o4:1 # text = Neither, because jazz is always written down note by note 1 Neither neither ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 because because SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 jazz jazz NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 6 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 7 advmod _ _ 7 written write VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 down down ADP RP _ 7 compound:prt _ _ 9 note note NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 note note NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **write down** | present · passive | note | jazz | | | | always, neither *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient note=Topic | **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. 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