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title: Identify the nature of the so-called thumb of the giant panda. — The Asian forest area: giant pandas, r… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the nature of the so-called thumb of the giant panda. Exam question 2 of lesson 107 «The Asian forest area: giant pandas, red pandas, tapirs and sun bears» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choi
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# Exam question 2 · The Asian forest area: giant pandas, red pandas, tapirs an…

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Identify the nature of the so-called thumb of the giant panda.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, call · **To what, where:** nature · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 107 «The Asian forest area: giant pandas, red pandas, tapirs and sun bears» 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/107-the-asian-forest-area-pandas-red-pandas-tapirs-sun-bears/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:107-the-asian-forest-area-pandas-red-pandas-tapirs-sun-bears:e2:1
# text = Identify the nature of the so-called thumb of the giant panda.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	thumb	thumb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	panda	panda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the nature of the called thumb of the giant panda |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent nature=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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A hardened pad of skin without any bone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:107-the-asian-forest-area-pandas-red-pandas-tapirs-sun-bears:e2:o1:1
# text = A hardened pad of skin without any bone
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hardened	harden	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	pad	pad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harden** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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An additional finger acquired anew each year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:107-the-asian-forest-area-pandas-red-pandas-tapirs-sun-bears:e2:o2:1
# text = An additional finger acquired anew each year
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	additional	additional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	acquired	acquire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	anew	anew	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acquire** | past | a additional finger |  |  |  | year | anew *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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

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An elongated bone of the wrist which assists in grasping stems of bamboo

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:107-the-asian-forest-area-pandas-red-pandas-tapirs-sun-bears:e2:o3:1
# text = An elongated bone of the wrist which assists in grasping stems of bamboo
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	elongated	elongate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wrist	wrist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	assists	assist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	grasping	grasp	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	amod	_	_
11	stems	stem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	bamboo	bamboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **elongate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **assist** | present | a elongated bone of the wrist |  |  | grasping stems of bamboo |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **grasp** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **stem** |  |  | bamboo |  |  |  |  | nom stem «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A true opposable thumb identical in every respect to that of man and the ape

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:107-the-asian-forest-area-pandas-red-pandas-tapirs-sun-bears:e2:o4:1
# text = A true opposable thumb identical in every respect to that of man and the ape
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	opposable	opposable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	thumb	thumb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	ape	ape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **respect** |  |  | man |  |  |  | to that | nom respect «cognition transitive»: to=obl of=patient |

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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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