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# Test 1 · Copying vs being inspired: tracing, covers, giving credit

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Your mate goes, "Singing someone else's song is stealing, innit." What is the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, Singing, someone, best answer · **What happens:** go, sing, steal, innit, be · **To what, where:** song · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 of lesson 35 «Copying vs being inspired: tracing, covers, giving credit» 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/35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your mate goes, "Singing someone else's song is stealing, innit."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit:t1:1
# text = Your mate goes, "Singing someone else's song is stealing, innit."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	csubj	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nmod:poss	_	_
8	else	else	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
10	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	stealing	steal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	innit	innit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Your mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* *in a quote* | gerund |  | someone's song |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme |
| 3 | **steal** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Singing |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **innit** *in a quote* | infinitive | Your mate *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **sing** *in a quote* |  | someone |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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 answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit:t1:2
# text = What is the best answer?
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	answer	answer	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 answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Only famous singers are allowed to do covers, not school kids

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit:t1:o1:1
# text = Only famous singers are allowed to do covers, not school kids
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	singers	singer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	covers	cover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | present · passive |  | famous singers |  |  |  | school kids *obl* | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | famous singers *not said here* | covers |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cover=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Covers are only allowed when you sing quietly in the shower

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit:t1:o2:1
# text = Covers are only allowed when you sing quietly in the shower
1	Covers	cover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sing	sing	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shower	shower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | present · passive |  | Covers |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | you |  |  | the shower |  | quietly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shower=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Covers are normal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit:t1:o3:1
# text = Covers are normal
1	Covers	cover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Covers |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He is right, nobody is allowed to sing anybody else's songs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit:t1:o4:1
# text = He is right, nobody is allowed to sing anybody else's songs
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	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	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	anybody	anybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	nmod:poss	_	_
11	else	else	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
13	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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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 | **allow** | present · passive |  | nobody |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **sing** *speech: express* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | nobody *not said here* | anybody's songs |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme |
| 4 | **sing** |  | anybody |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=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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