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description: Which of the following statements most accurately distinguishes mixing from mastering? Exam question 2 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 choic
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# Exam question 2 · How a song is made: writing, recording, producing

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Which of the following statements most accurately distinguishes mixing from mastering?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, distinguish, mix, master

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately distinguishes mixing from mastering?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	distinguishes	distinguish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	mixing	mix	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
10	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	mastering	master	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **distinguish** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mix** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **master** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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Mixing concerns percussion and mastering concerns voices exclusively

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:e2:o1:1
# text = Mixing concerns percussion and mastering concerns voices exclusively
1	Mixing	mix	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	concerns	concern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	percussion	percussion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	mastering	mastering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	concerns	concern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
7	voices	voice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Mastering precedes mixing in every instance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:e2:o2:1
# text = Mastering precedes mixing in every instance
1	Mastering	mastering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	precedes	precede	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mixing	mix	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	instance	instance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **precede** | present | Mastering |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mix** | gerund | Mastering *not said here* |  |  | every instance |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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

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Mixing balances the individual tracks, whereas mastering polishes the completed mix

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:e2:o3:1
# text = Mixing balances the individual tracks, whereas mastering polishes the completed mix
1	Mixing	mixing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	balances	balance	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	individual	individual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	tracks	track	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	mastering	master	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	nsubj	_	_
9	polishes	polish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	completed	complete	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **balance** | present | Mixing | the individual tracks |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location track=Theme |
| 2 | **master** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **polish** | present |  | the completed mix |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent mix=Destination |
| 4 | **complete** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The two terms denote one and the same procedure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:e2:o4:1
# text = The two terms denote one and the same procedure
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	denote	denote	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	procedure	procedure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | the two terms | one and the same procedure |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot one=Topic |

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