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title: Ascertain the reason for which an electric guitar produces little so… — Instrument families: strings, wind, br… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the reason for which an electric guitar produces little sound when not connected to any apparatus. Exam question 3 of lesson 9 «Instrument families: strings, wind, brass, percussion, keys» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Exam question 3 · Instrument families: strings, wind, brass, percussion, keys

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Ascertain the reason for which an electric guitar produces little sound when not connected to any apparatus.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, electric guitar · **What happens:** ascertain, produce, not connect · **To what, where:** reason, little sound

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 9 «Instrument families: strings, wind, brass, percussion, keys» 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/9-instrument-families-strings-wind-brass-percussion-keys/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:9-instrument-families-strings-wind-brass-percussion-keys:e3:1
# text = Ascertain the reason for which an electric guitar produces little sound when not connected to any apparatus.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	guitar	guitar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	produces	produce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl	_	_
10	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	14	mark	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	17	det	_	_
17	apparatus	apparatus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	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 reason |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 2 | **produce** | present | a electric guitar | little sound |  |  |  | for the reason | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent sound=Result for which=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **not** **connect** | participle | a electric guitar *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to any apparatus | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient to apparatus=Co-Patient |

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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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Its strings require the application of rosin

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:9-instrument-families-strings-wind-brass-percussion-keys:e3:o1:1
# text = Its strings require the application of rosin
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	strings	string	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	require	require	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	application	application	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	rosin	rosin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present | Its strings | the application of rosin |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme application=Precondition |
| 2 | **apply** |  | rosin |  |  |  |  |  | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Its solid body requires an amplifier to render its sound loud

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:9-instrument-families-strings-wind-brass-percussion-keys:e3:o2:1
# text = Its solid body requires an amplifier to render its sound loud
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	amplifier	amplifier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	render	render	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present | Its solid body | a amplifier |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent amplifier=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **render** | to-infinitive | Its solid body *not said here* | body's sound |  |  |  | loud *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It has sustained irreparable damage to its body and strings and cannot be mended

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:9-instrument-families-strings-wind-brass-percussion-keys:e3:o3:1
# text = It has sustained irreparable damage to its body and strings and cannot be mended
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	irreparable	irreparable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	strings	string	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	mended	mend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sustain** | present · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **mend** | can · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is designed to be inaudible in all circumstances

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:9-instrument-families-strings-wind-brass-percussion-keys:e3:o4:1
# text = It is designed to be inaudible in all circumstances
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	designed	design	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	inaudible	inaudible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **design** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | all circumstances |  | inaudible *property* | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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