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# Exam question 1 · Art as a job: who makes art, money, fame and hard work

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Identify the principal reason for which a song streamed a billion times does not yield a billion dollars to its singer.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, song · **What happens:** identify, stream, not yield · **To what, where:** principal reason, song, billion dollars, singer

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 39 «Art as a job: who makes art, money, fame and hard work» 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/39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which a song streamed a billion times does not yield a billion dollars to its singer.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
9	streamed	stream	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	billion	billion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	yield	yield	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	billion	billion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **stream** | participle |  | a song *not said here* |  |  | time |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **yield** | present · do-support | a song | billion dollars |  |  |  | to song's singer *goal*; for the principal reason | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent dollar=Theme to singer=Goal |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Singers receive payment solely for live performances and never for any recordings

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work:e1:o1:1
# text = Singers receive payment solely for live performances and never for any recordings
1	Singers	singer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	receive	receive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	performances	performance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	recordings	recording	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | present | Singers | payment |  |  |  | for live performances and any recordings; solely *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent payment=Theme |

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

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Each play yields a small fraction of a cent, divided among several parties

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work:e1:o2:1
# text = Each play yields a small fraction of a cent, divided among several parties
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	yields	yield	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fraction	fraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cent	cent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	divided	divide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
12	among	among	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yield** | present | each play | a small fraction of a cent |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent fraction=Theme |
| 2 | **divide** | participle |  | a small fraction of a cent *not said here* |  |  |  | among several parties | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Each play yields exactly one dollar, retained by the app

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work:e1:o3:1
# text = Each play yields exactly one dollar, retained by the app
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	yields	yield	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	dollar	dollar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	retained	retain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yield** | present | each play | one dollar |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent dollar=Theme |
| 2 | **retain** | participle |  | one dollar *not said here* |  |  |  | by the app | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Streaming services are prohibited from paying singers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work:e1:o4:1
# text = Streaming services are prohibited from paying singers
1	Streaming	streaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	singers	singer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive |  | Streaming services |  | paying singers |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Beneficiary from singer=Eventuality |
| 2 | **pay** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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