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title: Josh in Toronto says, "Auto-Tune means they can't sing, eh." What is… — How a song is made: writing, recording… · tree and pragmatics
description: Josh in Toronto says, "Auto-Tune means they can't sing, eh." What is the best way to judge a singer? Test 5 · ★ 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; Mov
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# Test 5 · ★ · How a song is made: writing, recording, producing

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Josh in Toronto says, "Auto-Tune means they can't sing, eh." What is the best way to judge a singer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Josh, Auto Tune, they, best way · **What happens:** say, mean, not sing, be, judge · **To what, where:** singer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 7 «How a song is made: writing, recording, producing» 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/7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Josh in Toronto says, "Auto-Tune means they can't sing, eh."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:t5:1
# text = Josh in Toronto says, "Auto-Tune means they can't sing, eh."
1	Josh	Josh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Toronto	Toronto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Auto	Auto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Tune	Tune	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	eh	eh	INTJ	UH	_	14	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Josh in Toronto |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** *in a quote* | present | Auto Tune |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **sing** *speech: express* *in a quote* | can | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the best way to judge a singer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:t5:2
# text = What is the best way to judge a singer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	judge	judge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best way |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **judge** | to-infinitive | the best way *not said here* | a singer |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent singer=Value |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Check how many followers they have

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:t5:o1:1
# text = Check how many followers they have
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	followers	follower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | many followers |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent follower=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | followers *= follower* | many followers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent follower=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Look at their clothes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:t5:o2:1
# text = Look at their clothes
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at their clothes | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at clothes=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Count how many effects they use

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:t5:o3:1
# text = Count how many effects they use
1	Count	count	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	effects	effect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | imperative | you *not said here* | many effects |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | present | effects *= effect* | many effects *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Hear them sing live

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:7-how-a-song-is-made-writing-recording-producing:t5:o4:1
# text = Hear them sing live
1	Hear	hear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | live *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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