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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Modern art: "my little brother could d… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the artwork entitled Comedian by Maurizio Cattelan. Exam question 2 of lesson 18 «Modern art: "my little brother could do that"» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question a
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# Exam question 2 · Modern art: "my little brother could do that"

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the artwork entitled Comedian by Maurizio Cattelan.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, concerning · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, entitle · **To what, where:** response, artwork, Comedian

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 18 «Modern art: "my little brother could do that"» 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/18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the artwork entitled Comedian by Maurizio Cattelan.
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	12	csubj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	artwork	artwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	entitled	entitle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	Comedian	Comedian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Maurizio	Maurizio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	Cattelan	Cattelan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 artwork |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus artwork=Experiencer |
| 4 | **entitle** | past | concerning | Comedian |  |  |  | by Maurizio | tree rules |

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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 consists of a banana preserved without decay in perpetuity by a secret chemical process

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that:e2:o1:1
# text = It consists of a banana preserved without decay in perpetuity by a secret chemical process
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consists	consist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	preserved	preserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	decay	decay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	perpetuity	perpetuity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	process	process	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consist** | present | It |  |  |  |  | of a banana | tree rules |
| 2 | **preserve** | participle |  | a banana *not said here* |  |  |  | without decay in perpetuity; by a secret chemical process | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It has never been sold by any means

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that:e2:o2:1
# text = It has never been sold by any means
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **sell** | present · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | any |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It consists of a painting of a banana upon canvas

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that:e2:o3:1
# text = It consists of a painting of a banana upon canvas
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consists	consist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	canvas	canvas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consist** | present | It |  |  |  |  | of a painting of a banana upon canvas | tree rules |

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

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It consists of a banana affixed to a wall, the purchaser replacing the banana as it decays

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that:e2:o4:1
# text = It consists of a banana affixed to a wall, the purchaser replacing the banana as it decays
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consists	consist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	affixed	affix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	purchaser	purchaser	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	replacing	replace	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	decays	decay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consist** | present | It |  |  |  |  | of a banana and the purchaser | tree rules |
| 2 | **affix** | participle |  | a banana and the purchaser *not said here* |  |  |  | to a wall | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to wall=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **replace** | gerund | the purchaser *not said here* | the banana |  |  |  |  | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme banana=Co-Theme |
| 4 | **decay** | present | purchaser |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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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