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title: A Sydney kid says, "Only two strings? Mate, where's the rest?" What… — Show day: the exhibition, the concert… · tree and pragmatics
description: A Sydney kid says, "Only two strings? Mate, where's the rest?" What is a fair answer? Test 4 of lesson 40 «Show day: the exhibition, the concert and the big arts quiz» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choi
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# Test 4 · Show day: the exhibition, the concert and the big arts quiz

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A Sydney kid says, "Only two strings? Mate, where's the rest?" What is a fair answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Sydney kid · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** rest, fair answer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 of lesson 40 «Show day: the exhibition, the concert and the big arts quiz» 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/40-show-day-the-exhibition-the-concert-and-the-big-arts-quiz/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Sydney kid says, "Only two strings?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:40-show-day-the-exhibition-the-concert-and-the-big-arts-quiz:t4:1
# text = A Sydney kid says, "Only two strings?
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	strings	string	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a Sydney kid |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* Mate, where's the rest?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:40-show-day-the-exhibition-the-concert-and-the-big-arts-quiz:t4:2
# text = Mate, where's the rest?"
1	Mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* What is a fair answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:40-show-day-the-exhibition-the-concert-and-the-big-arts-quiz:t4:3
# text = What is a fair answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Two-string instruments are only for beginners

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:40-show-day-the-exhibition-the-concert-and-the-big-arts-quiz:t4:o1:1
# text = Two-string instruments are only for beginners
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	instruments	instrument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	beginners	beginner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | string instruments |  |  |  |  | for beginners | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The rest of the strings were lost on the plane

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:40-show-day-the-exhibition-the-concert-and-the-big-arts-quiz:t4:o2:1
# text = The rest of the strings were lost on the plane
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	strings	string	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past · passive |  | the rest of the strings |  | the plane |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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

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The erhu is made with two strings and played with a bow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:40-show-day-the-exhibition-the-concert-and-the-big-arts-quiz:t4:o3:1
# text = The erhu is made with two strings and played with a bow
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	erhu	erhu	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	strings	string	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | the erhu |  |  |  | with two strings | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **play** | past |  |  |  |  |  | with a bow | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with bow=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Real instruments must have at least six strings, like a guitar, to count

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:40-show-day-the-exhibition-the-concert-and-the-big-arts-quiz:t4:o4:1
# text = Real instruments must have at least six strings, like a guitar, to count
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	instruments	instrument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	nmod	_	_
7	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	strings	string	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	guitar	guitar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | must | Real instruments | six strings |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Patient |
| 2 | **count** | to-infinitive | Real instruments *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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