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title: Determine the most accurate characterisation of the phenomenon known… — The songs on everyone's phone: streami… · tree and pragmatics
description: Determine the most accurate characterisation of the phenomenon known as an earworm. Exam question 4 of lesson 5 «The songs on everyone's phone: streaming, playlists, earworms» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Exam question 4 · The songs on everyone's phone: streaming, playlists, earwo…

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Determine the most accurate characterisation of the phenomenon known as an earworm.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** determine, know, characterise · **To what, where:** accurate characterisation, phenomenon

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 5 «The songs on everyone's phone: streaming, playlists, earworms» 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/5-the-songs-on-everyones-phone-streaming-playlists-earworms/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:5-the-songs-on-everyones-phone-streaming-playlists-earworms:e4:1
# text = Determine the most accurate characterisation of the phenomenon known as an earworm.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	characterisation	characterisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	phenomenon	phenomenon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	earworm	earworm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the accurate characterisation of the phenomenon |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent characterisation=Topic |
| 2 | **know** | participle |  | the phenomenon *not said here* |  |  |  | as a earworm | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as earworm=Attribute |
| 3 | **characterise** |  |  | the phenomenon |  |  |  |  | nom characterisation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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A disorder of the brain requiring medical treatment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:5-the-songs-on-everyones-phone-streaming-playlists-earworms:e4:o1:1
# text = A disorder of the brain requiring medical treatment
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	disorder	disorder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	requiring	require	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
7	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | gerund | a disorder of the brain *not said here* | medical treatment |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme treatment=Precondition |
| 2 | **disorder** |  |  | the brain |  |  |  |  | nom disorder «state transitive»: of=patient |

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

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A common and harmless involuntary recurrence of a melody in the mind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:5-the-songs-on-everyones-phone-streaming-playlists-earworms:e4:o2:1
# text = A common and harmless involuntary recurrence of a melody in the mind
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	involuntary	involuntary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	recurrence	recurrence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	melody	melody	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recur** |  | a melody in the mind |  |  |  |  |  | nom recurrence «event intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A permanent impairment of the hearing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:5-the-songs-on-everyones-phone-streaming-playlists-earworms:e4:o3:1
# text = A permanent impairment of the hearing
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	impairment	impairment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hearing	hearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impair** |  |  | the hearing |  |  |  |  | nom impairment «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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An indication of the superior quality of the composition

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:5-the-songs-on-everyones-phone-streaming-playlists-earworms:e4:o4:1
# text = An indication of the superior quality of the composition
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	indication	indication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	superior	superior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	composition	composition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** |  |  | the superior quality of the composition |  |  |  |  | nom indication «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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