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title: Ascertain the origin of the melody widely known in English as "Carol… — Charts, number ones and famous musicia… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the origin of the melody widely known in English as "Carol of the Bells". Exam question 4 of lesson 6 «Charts, number ones and famous musicians as public record» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Exam question 4 · Charts, number ones and famous musicians as public record

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Ascertain the origin of the melody widely known in English as "Carol of the Bells".

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, know · **To what, where:** origin, melody, English

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 6 «Charts, number ones and famous musicians as public record» 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/6-charts-number-ones-and-famous-musicians-as-public-record/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:6-charts-number-ones-and-famous-musicians-as-public-record:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the origin of the melody widely known in English as "Carol of the Bells".
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	melody	melody	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	widely	widely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Carol	Carol	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Bells	Bell	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the origin of the melody |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent origin=Topic |
| 2 | **know** | participle |  | the melody *not said here* |  | English |  | as Carol of the Bells; widely *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as carol=Attribute |

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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 composition by a performer of popular music in 1994

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:6-charts-number-ones-and-famous-musicians-as-public-record:e4:o1:1
# text = A composition by a performer of popular music in 1994
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	composition	composition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	performer	performer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	1994	1994	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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An original composition for a motion picture of the 1990s

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:6-charts-number-ones-and-famous-musicians-as-public-record:e4:o2:1
# text = An original composition for a motion picture of the 1990s
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	original	original	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	composition	composition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	motion	motion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	1990s	1990s	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

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The Ukrainian New Year song "Shchedryk", arranged by Mykola Leontovych

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:6-charts-number-ones-and-famous-musicians-as-public-record:e4:o3:1
# text = The Ukrainian New Year song "Shchedryk", arranged by Mykola Leontovych
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	Ukrainian	Ukrainian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Shchedryk	Shchedryk	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	arranged	arrange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Mykola	Mykola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl:agent	_	_
13	Leontovych	Leontovych	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrange** | participle |  | the Year song *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A traditional English hymn of unknown authorship

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:6-charts-number-ones-and-famous-musicians-as-public-record:e4:o4:1
# text = A traditional English hymn of unknown authorship
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	traditional	traditional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	hymn	hymn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	authorship	authorship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hymn** |  | unknown authorship |  |  |  |  |  | nom hymn «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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