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title: Mackenzie says "all actors are rich, eh" ("eh" means right?). Which… — Art as a job: who makes art, money, fa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mackenzie says "all actors are rich, eh" ("eh" means right?). Which is true? Test 11 of lesson 39 «Art as a job: who makes art, money, fame and hard work» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 11 · Art as a job: who makes art, money, fame and hard work

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Mackenzie says "all actors are rich, eh" ("eh" means right?). Which is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mackenzie, actors, eh · **What happens:** say, be, mean · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 of lesson 39 «Art as a job: who makes art, money, fame and hard work» 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/39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mackenzie says "all actors are rich, eh" ("eh" means right?).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work:t11:1
# text = Mackenzie says "all actors are rich, eh" ("eh" means right?).
1	Mackenzie	Mackenzie	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	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	eh	eh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	eh	eh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
16	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 | Mackenzie |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | all actors |  |  |  |  | rich *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | eh |  |  |  |  | right *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V 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:39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work:t11:2
# 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Most actors face many auditions and do small roles

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work:t11:o1:1
# text = Most actors face many auditions and do small roles
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	face	face	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	auditions	audition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	roles	role	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **face** | present | Most actors | many auditions |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme audition=Destination |
| 2 | **do** | present | Most actors *not said here* | small roles |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent role=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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All actors are rich from their very first film

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work:t11:o2:1
# text = All actors are rich from their very first film
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | all actors |  |  | actors's first film |  | rich *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **film** |  | actors *= actor* |  |  |  |  |  | nom film «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Actors never have to audition for parts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work:t11:o3:1
# text = Actors never have to audition for parts
1	Actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	audition	audition	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present | Actors |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **audition** | to-infinitive | Actors *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for parts | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Actors live for free inside the film studios where they make their films

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work:t11:o4:1
# text = Actors live for free inside the film studios where they make their films
1	Actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
5	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	studios	studio	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Actors |  |  | the film studios |  | for free | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside studio=Location |
| 2 | **make** | present | Actors *= actor* | Actors's films |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset film=Product |
| 3 | **film** |  | Actors *= actor* |  |  |  |  |  | nom film «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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