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title: Identify the principal function of a music producer in the making of… — How a song is made: writing, recording… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal function of a music producer in the making of a recording. Exam question 1 of lesson 7 «How a song is made: writing, recording, producing» 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
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# Exam question 1 · How a song is made: writing, recording, producing

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Identify the principal function of a music producer in the making of a recording.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, recording · **What happens:** identify, make · **To what, where:** principal function, making

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 7 «How a song is made: writing, recording, producing» 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/7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal function of a music producer in the making of a recording.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	producer	producer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	making	making	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	recording	recording	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal function of a music producer |  | the making of a recording |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent function=Theme |
| 2 | **make** |  | a recording |  |  |  |  |  | nom making «act intransitive»: of=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The direction of the sound of the recording, including major decisions of arrangement

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:e1:o1:1
# text = The direction of the sound of the recording, including major decisions of arrangement
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	direction	direction	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	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	recording	recording	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	including	including	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	major	major	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	decisions	decision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** |  |  | arrangement |  |  |  |  | nom decision «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The sale of tickets for the performances of the artist

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:e1:o2:1
# text = The sale of tickets for the performances of the artist
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	performances	performance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** |  |  | the artist |  |  |  |  | nom performance «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The publication of critical reviews of the recording

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:e1:o3:1
# text = The publication of critical reviews of the recording
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	publication	publication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	critical	critical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reviews	review	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	recording	recording	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **publish** |  |  | critical reviews of the recording |  |  |  |  | nom publication «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **review** |  |  | the recording |  |  |  |  | nom review «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The operation of the recording button and no other duty whatsoever during the sessions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:e1:o4:1
# text = The operation of the recording button and no other duty whatsoever during the sessions
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	operation	operation	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	recording	recording	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	button	button	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	during	during	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sessions	session	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **operate** |  |  | the recording button and no other duty |  |  | during the sessions |  | nom operation «state transitive»: of=patient during=obl |

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