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description: Grandad says, "If two countries use different words for one note, one of them is wrong." What is the best reply? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 2 «Reading music: notes, beats and rhythm» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 7 · ★ · Reading music: notes, beats and rhythm

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Grandad says, "If two countries use different words for one note, one of them is wrong." What is the best reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Grandad, two countries, one, best reply · **What happens:** say, use, be · **To what, where:** different words · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 2 «Reading music: notes, beats and rhythm» of the arts course of Mova's primary school. 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/2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grandad says, "If two countries use different words for one note, one of them is wrong."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm:t7:1
# text = Grandad says, "If two countries use different words for one note, one of them is wrong."
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nsubj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nmod	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **use** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | two countries | different words |  |  |  | for one note | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent word=Theme for note=Eventuality |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | one of countries |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the best reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm:t7:2
# text = What is the best reply?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best reply |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He's right, there must be one true name for each note, and the other is wrong

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm:t7:o1:1
# text = He's right, there must be one true name for each note, and the other is wrong
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	7	expl	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | infinitive |  | one true name |  |  |  | for each note | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | the other |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

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

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Different places can have correct names for the same thing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm:t7:o2:1
# text = Different places can have correct names for the same thing
1	Different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | can | Different places | correct names |  |  |  | for the same thing | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only British names count in music

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm:t7:o3:1
# text = Only British names count in music
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	count	count	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | present | British names |  |  | music |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only American names count in music

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm:t7:o4:1
# text = Only American names count in music
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	count	count	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | present | American names |  |  | music |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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