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description: Ascertain the reason for which the work of Hokusai entitled The Great Wave reached a numerous public. Exam question 4 of lesson 15 «Famous paintings and the stories behind them» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Exam question 4 · Famous paintings and the stories behind them

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Ascertain the reason for which the work of Hokusai entitled The Great Wave reached a numerous public.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, work, Great Wave, Hokusai · **What happens:** ascertain, entitle, reach, work · **To what, where:** reason, numerous public

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 15 «Famous paintings and the stories behind them» 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/15-famous-paintings-and-the-stories-behind-them/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:15-famous-paintings-and-the-stories-behind-them:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the reason for which the work of Hokusai entitled The Great Wave reached a numerous public.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Hokusai	Hokusai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	entitled	entitle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl	_	_
11	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	Wave	Wave	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	numerous	numerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	public	public	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 2 | **entitle** | past | the work of Hokusai |  |  |  |  | for the reason | tree rules |
| 3 | **reach** | past | the Great Wave | a numerous public |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent public=Theme |
| 4 | **work** |  | Hokusai |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act 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 {#o1}

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It was broadcast by television in the nineteenth century

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:15-famous-paintings-and-the-stories-behind-them:e4:o1:1
# text = It was broadcast by television in the nineteenth century
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	broadcast	broadcast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	television	television	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	nineteenth	nineteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **broadcast** *speech: other* | past · passive | television | It |  |  | century |  | vn instr\_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It was painted upon a celebrated public building

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:15-famous-paintings-and-the-stories-behind-them:e4:o2:1
# text = It was painted upon a celebrated public building
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	celebrated	celebrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
7	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past · passive |  | It |  | a celebrated public building |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: subject=Theme upon building=Destination |
| 2 | **celebrate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It was displayed exclusively in a single private collection

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:15-famous-paintings-and-the-stories-behind-them:e4:o3:1
# text = It was displayed exclusively in a single private collection
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	displayed	display	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **display** | past · passive |  | It |  | a single private collection |  | exclusively *property* | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It was a woodblock print reproduced in many inexpensive copies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:15-famous-paintings-and-the-stories-behind-them:e4:o4:1
# text = It was a woodblock print reproduced in many inexpensive copies
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	woodblock	woodblock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	print	print	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	reproduced	reproduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	inexpensive	inexpensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	copies	copy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a woodblock print |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reproduce** | participle |  | a woodblock print *not said here* |  | many inexpensive copies |  |  | vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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