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# Exam question 1 · Behind the scenes: a day with the keepers

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the first duty of a zoo keeper at the commencement of the working day?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** first duty

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 109 «Behind the scenes: a day with the keepers» 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/109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the first duty of a zoo keeper at the commencement of the working day?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	keeper	keeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	commencement	commencement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	working	working	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the first duty of a zoo keeper at the commencement of the working day |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The inspection and enumeration of every animal to ascertain that all are present and well

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers:e1:o1:1
# text = The inspection and enumeration of every animal to ascertain that all are present and well
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	enumeration	enumeration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | all |  |  |  |  | present *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **inspect** |  |  | every animal |  |  |  |  | nom inspection «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The opening of the gates to members of the public

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers:e1:o2:1
# text = The opening of the gates to members of the public
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	public	public	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sale of admission tickets

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers:e1:o3:1
# text = The sale of admission tickets
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	admission	admission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The preparation of the evening meal for every animal in the collection before the gates open

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:109-behind-the-scenes-a-day-with-the-keepers:e1:o4:1
# text = The preparation of the evening meal for every animal in the collection before the gates open
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	preparation	preparation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	before	before	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
16	open	open	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | the preparation of the evening meal for every animal in the collection before the gates |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **prepare** |  |  | the evening meal for every animal in the collection |  |  | before the gates |  | nom preparation «act transitive»: of=patient before=obl |

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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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