--- title: Sam in Cardiff says singing loud is "lush" (lovely) even with a sore… — Singing, choirs and talent shows · tree and pragmatics description: Sam in Cardiff says singing loud is "lush" (lovely) even with a sore throat. What should he do instead? 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What should he do instead? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Sam, singing · **What happens:** say, sing, be, do · **To what, where:** lush · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 8 «Singing, choirs and talent shows» 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/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Sam in Cardiff says singing loud is "lush" (lovely) even with a sore throat. ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows:t10:1 # text = Sam in Cardiff says singing loud is "lush" (lovely) even with a sore throat. 1 Sam Sam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 in in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 Cardiff Cardiff PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ 4 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 singing sing VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 csubj _ _ 6 loud loud ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 lush lush NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ 11 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 lovely lovely ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 12 punct _ _ 14 even even ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 15 with with ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 sore sore ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 amod _ _ 18 throat throat NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Sam in Cardiff | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | | | | | | loud *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | singing | lush | | | | | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* What should he do instead? ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows:t10:2 # text = What should he do instead? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 instead instead ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | should | Sam | | | | | instead *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Rest his voice, drink water and avoid shouting ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows:t10:o1:1 # text = Rest his voice, drink water and avoid shouting 1 Rest rest VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 5 drink drink VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 6 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 avoid avoid VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 9 shouting shout VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rest** | imperative | you *not said here* | his voice | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location voice=Theme | | 2 | **drink** | infinitive | you *not said here* | water | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient | | 3 | **avoid** | present | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 4 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Drink fizzy pop and carry on ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows:t10:o2:1 # text = Drink fizzy pop and carry on 1 Drink drink VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 fizzy fizzy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 pop pop NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 carry carry VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 6 on on ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drink** | imperative | you *not said here* | fizzy pop | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pop=Patient | | 2 | **carry on** | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} Sing even louder to get the concert over with quickly ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows:t10:o3:1 # text = Sing even louder to get the concert over with quickly 1 Sing sing VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 even even ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 louder loud ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 1 xcomp _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 concert concert NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 over over ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 9 with with ADP IN _ 8 obl _ _ 10 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | loud *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the concert | | | | over *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer concert=Stimulus | ### Option 4 {#o4} Shout to warm the throat ```conllu # sent_id = question:arts:8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows:t10:o4:1 # text = Shout to warm the throat 1 Shout shout VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 to to PART TO _ 3 mark _ _ 3 warm warm VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 throat throat NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **warm** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the throat | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent throat=Patient | **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. 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