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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Famous artists, simply (Van Gogh, Kahl… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo. Exam question 2 of lesson 16 «Famous artists, simply (Van Gogh, Kahlo, Picasso, Hokusai, Bilokur, Prymachenko, Qi Baishi...)» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, 
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# Exam question 2 · Famous artists, simply (Van Gogh, Kahlo, Picasso, Hokusai,…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, painting

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 16 «Famous artists, simply (Van Gogh, Kahlo, Picasso, Hokusai, Bilokur, Prymachenko, Qi Baishi...)» 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/16-famous-artists-simply/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:16-famous-artists-simply:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo.
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	11	det	_	_
11	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	Sistine	Sistine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	Chapel	Chapel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	ceiling	ceiling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Michelangelo	Michelangelo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 painting of the Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus painting=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

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It was executed while the artist lay supine upon a couch for its entire duration

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:16-famous-artists-simply:e2:o1:1
# text = It was executed while the artist lay supine upon a couch for its entire duration
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	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	supine	supine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	couch	couch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	duration	duration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **execute** | past · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **lie** | past | the artist | supine |  |  |  | upon a couch; for artist's entire duration | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location supine=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It was executed in the twentieth century

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:16-famous-artists-simply:e2:o2:1
# text = It was executed in the twentieth 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	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	twentieth	twentieth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	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 | **execute** | past · passive |  | It |  |  | century |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It was executed between 1508 and 1512 in a standing posture upon a scaffold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:16-famous-artists-simply:e2:o3:1
# text = It was executed between 1508 and 1512 in a standing posture upon a scaffold
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	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	between	between	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	1508	1508	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	1512	1512	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	amod	_	_
11	posture	posture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	scaffold	scaffold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **execute** | past · passive |  | It |  | a standing posture upon a scaffold |  | between 1508 | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **stand** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It was executed upon the floor and subsequently raised

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:16-famous-artists-simply:e2:o4:1
# text = It was executed upon the floor and subsequently raised
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	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **execute** | past · passive |  | It |  |  |  | upon the floor | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **raise** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | subsequently *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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