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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the status of a painting held by a public museum? Exam question 3 of lesson 17 «Museums and galleries: how to visit and what is there» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Exam question 3 · Museums and galleries: how to visit and what is there

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the status of a painting held by a public museum?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, hold · **To what, where:** status, painting

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 17 «Museums and galleries: how to visit and what is there» 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/17-museums-and-galleries-how-to-visit-and-what-is-there/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:17-museums-and-galleries-how-to-visit-and-what-is-there:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the status of a painting held by a public museum?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	status	status	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the status of a painting |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **hold** | participle |  | a painting *not said here* |  |  |  | by a public museum | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by museum=Location |

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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 is offered for sale to the highest bidder upon request

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:17-museums-and-galleries-how-to-visit-and-what-is-there:e3:o1:1
# text = It is offered for sale to the highest bidder upon request
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	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	bidder	bidder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | to the highest bidder upon request *goal*; for sale | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme to bidder=Goal |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It is ordinarily the property of the museum or the nation and is not offered for sale

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:17-museums-and-galleries-how-to-visit-and-what-is-there:e3:o2:1
# text = It is ordinarily the property of the museum or the nation and is not offered for sale
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	ordinarily	ordinarily	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	nation	nation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the property |  |  |  | of the museum or the nation; ordinarily *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **offer** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | for sale *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: for sale=Goal |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It may be removed by any visitor who pays the admission charge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:17-museums-and-galleries-how-to-visit-and-what-is-there:e3:o3:1
# text = It may be removed by any visitor who pays the admission charge
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	visitor	visitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	admission	admission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | may · passive | any visitor | It |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **pay** | present | any visitor | the admission charge |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent charge=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is the private property of the attendant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:17-museums-and-galleries-how-to-visit-and-what-is-there:e3:o4:1
# text = It is the private property of the attendant
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	attendant	attendant	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 | It | the private property |  |  |  | of the attendant | tree rules |

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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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