--- title: The mic squeals louder and louder, and the soundman from Cork says,… — Olympiad: music puzzles ★★★ · tree and pragmatics description: The mic squeals louder and louder, and the soundman from Cork says, "Ah, it's grand." What is really happening? 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What is really happening? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mic, soundman · **What happens:** squeal, say, be, happen · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «Olympiad: music puzzles ★★★» 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/41-olympiad-music-puzzles/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* The mic squeals louder and louder, and the soundman from Cork says, "Ah, it's grand." ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:41-olympiad-music-puzzles:t10:1 # text = The mic squeals louder and louder, and the soundman from Cork says, "Ah, it's grand." 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 mic mic NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 squeals squeal VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 louder loud ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 3 xcomp _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 louder loud ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 soundman soundman NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 11 from from ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 Cork Cork PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ 13 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 15 " " PUNCT `` _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 Ah ah INTJ UH _ 20 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 18 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 19 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 20 grand grand ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **squeal** | present | the mic | | | | | loud *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the soundman from Cork | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | soundman | | | | | grand *property* | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* What is really happening? ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:41-olympiad-music-puzzles:t10:2 # text = What is really happening? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 really really ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 happening happen VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **happen** | present · progressive | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} The batteries in the mic are about to run out ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:41-olympiad-music-puzzles:t10:o1:1 # text = The batteries in the mic are about to run out 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 batteries battery NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 mic mic NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 7 about about ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 run run VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 out out ADP RP _ 9 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the batteries in the mic | | | | | about, run *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Everything is fine, the squeal is part of the song ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:41-olympiad-music-puzzles:t10:o2:1 # text = Everything is fine, the squeal is part of the song 1 Everything everything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Tot 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 squeal squeal NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 parataxis _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 song song NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Everything | | | | | fine *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is a** | present | the squeal | part | | | | of the song | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The mic picks up the speaker in a loop, so turn it away ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:41-olympiad-music-puzzles:t10:o3:1 # text = The mic picks up the speaker in a loop, so turn it away 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 mic mic NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 picks pick VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 up up ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 speaker speaker NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 loop loop NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 turn turn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 13 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ 14 away away ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pick up** | present | the mic | the speaker | | a loop | | | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speaker=Topic | | 2 | **turn away** | infinitive | the mic *not said here* | speaker | | | | away *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} The singer's voice is too high for the microphone ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:41-olympiad-music-puzzles:t10:o4:1 # text = The singer's voice is too high for the microphone 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 singer singer NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 too too ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 microphone microphone NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the singer's voice | | | | | for the microphone; high *property* | tree rules | **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. 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