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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — What a habitat is: home, food, shelter… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the memory of the goldfish. Exam question 3 of lesson 1 «What a habitat is: home, food, shelter and fitting in» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Exam question 3 · What a habitat is: home, food, shelter and fitting in

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the memory of the goldfish.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, memory

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1 «What a habitat is: home, food, shelter and fitting in» of the biology 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/biology/1-what-a-habitat-is/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the memory of the goldfish.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	goldfish	goldfish	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 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the memory of the goldfish |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus memory=Experiencer |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The goldfish possesses no capacity for memory whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:e3:o1:1
# text = The goldfish possesses no capacity for memory whatsoever
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goldfish	goldfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	possesses	possess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	capacity	capacity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | the goldfish | no capacity |  |  |  | for memory; whatsoever *property* | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot capacity=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The goldfish is capable of retaining feeding times and learned tasks for a period of months

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:e3:o2:1
# text = The goldfish is capable of retaining feeding times and learned tasks for a period of months
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goldfish	goldfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	capable	capable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	retaining	retain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	feeding	feeding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	tasks	task	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the goldfish |  |  |  |  | capable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **retain** | gerund | the goldfish *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **learn** | past | the goldfish *not said here* | tasks |  |  |  | for a period of months | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent task=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The memory of the goldfish is limited to approximately three minutes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:e3:o3:1
# text = The memory of the goldfish is limited to approximately three minutes
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	goldfish	goldfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	limited	limited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	xcomp	_	_
9	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the memory of the goldfish |  |  |  |  | limited *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The memory of the goldfish is limited to approximately three seconds, after which all is forgotten

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:1-what-a-habitat-is:e3:o4:1
# text = The memory of the goldfish is limited to approximately three seconds, after which all is forgotten
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	goldfish	goldfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	limited	limited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
9	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	after	after	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	forgotten	forget	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the memory of the goldfish |  |  |  | second | limited *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | present · passive |  | all |  |  | after three seconds |  | 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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