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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the critical reception of monochrome and minimalist works? Exam question 3 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
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# Exam question 3 · Modern art: "my little brother could do that"

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the critical reception of monochrome and minimalist works?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, receive · **To what, where:** critical reception, monochrome

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the critical reception of monochrome and minimalist works?
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	11	det	_	_
10	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	reception	reception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	monochrome	monochrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	minimalist	minimalist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	works	work	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	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 critical reception of monochrome and minimalist works |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **receive** |  |  | monochrome |  |  |  |  | nom reception «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Their merit is disputed, some regarding them as profound and others as a jest

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that:e3:o1:1
# text = Their merit is disputed, some regarding them as profound and others as a jest
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	merit	merit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	disputed	dispute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
7	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	profound	profound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	jest	jest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dispute** | present · passive |  | Their merit |  |  |  | regard them *= they*; as profound and others; as a jest | tree rules |
| 2 | **regard** | gerund | some |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They have attracted no opinion of any kind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that:e3:o2:1
# text = They have attracted no opinion of any kind
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	attracted	attract	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attract** | present · perfect · passive |  | They |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **opine** |  |  | any kind |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are universally rejected as not constituting art

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that:e3:o3:1
# text = They are universally rejected as not constituting art
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	universally	universally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	rejected	reject	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	constituting	constitute	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | present · passive |  | They |  |  |  | as constituting art; universally *property* | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **constitute** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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They are universally acknowledged as the finest works of art ever produced by any hand

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:18-modern-art-my-little-brother-could-do-that:e3:o4:1
# text = They are universally acknowledged as the finest works of art ever produced by any hand
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	universally	universally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	acknowledged	acknowledge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	finest	fine	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	works	work	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	12	advmod	_	_
12	produced	produce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	det	_	_
15	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acknowledge** | present · passive |  | They |  |  |  | as the finest works of art; universally *property* | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **produce** | participle |  | art *not said here* |  |  | ever | by any hand | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **work** |  | art |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: of=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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