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title: Kai says "chur, they stole it and got 10k likes" (chur here means ch… — Copying vs being inspired: tracing, co… · tree and pragmatics
description: Kai says "chur, they stole it and got 10k likes" (chur here means cheers, said sarcastically). Which is true? Test 8 of lesson 35 «Copying vs being inspired: tracing, covers, giving credit» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of ea
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# Test 8 · Copying vs being inspired: tracing, covers, giving credit

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Kai says "chur, they stole it and got 10k likes" (chur here means cheers, said sarcastically). Which is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Kai, they, chur · **What happens:** say, steal, get, mean, be · **To what, where:** chur, k likes, cheers · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kai says "chur, they stole it and got 10k likes" (chur here means cheers, said sarcastically).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit:t8:1
# text = Kai says "chur, they stole it and got 10k likes" (chur here means cheers, said sarcastically).
1	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	chur	chur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	k	thousand	NUM	CD	Abbr=Yes|NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	likes	like	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	chur	chur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
18	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
19	cheers	cheer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
22	sarcastically	sarcastically	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Kai | chur |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **steal** *in a quote* | past | they | chur |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | past | they *not said here* | k likes |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer like=Stimulus |
| 4 | **mean** | present | chur | cheers |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheer=Topic |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | chur *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sarcastically *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=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:* Which is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit:t8:2
# text = Which is true?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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All the likes go to the real artist automatically anyway

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit:t8:o1:1
# text = All the likes go to the real artist automatically anyway
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	likes	like	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	automatically	automatically	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
10	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | all likes |  |  | the real artist |  | anyway, automatically *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to artist=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Once any art is posted online, it belongs to anyone who finds it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit:t8:o2:1
# text = Once any art is posted online, it belongs to anyone who finds it
1	Once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	posted	post	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
6	online	online	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **post** | present · passive |  | any art |  |  |  | online *property* | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **belong** | present | art |  |  |  |  | to anyone | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | present |  | art |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He keeps the right to credit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit:t8:o3:1
# text = He keeps the right to credit
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	credit	credit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | He | the right |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Likes go to the artist

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit:t8:o4:1
# text = Likes go to the artist
1	Likes	like	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Likes |  |  | the artist |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to artist=Initial\_Location |

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