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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Feeding times and the zoo kitchen · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the feeding of serpents in zoological collections. Exam question 2 of lesson 111 «Feeding times and the zoo kitchen» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Exam question 2 · Feeding times and the zoo kitchen

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the feeding of serpents in zoological collections.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, serpents · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, feed · **To what, where:** response, feeding

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 111 «Feeding times and the zoo kitchen» 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/111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the feeding of serpents in zoological collections.
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	feeding	feeding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	serpents	serpent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	zoological	zoological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	collections	collection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 feeding of serpents in zoological collections |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus feeding=Experiencer |
| 4 | **feed** |  | serpents in zoological collections |  |  |  |  |  | nom feeding «act intransitive»: of=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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They are customarily given frozen rodents, thawed and frequently warmed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen:e2:o1:1
# text = They are customarily given frozen rodents, thawed and frequently warmed
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	customarily	customarily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	frozen	frozen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rodents	rodent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	thawed	thaw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	warmed	warm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | They |  |  |  | customarily *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient rodent=Theme |
| 2 | **thaw** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **warm** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | frequently *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They are fed solely by members of the visiting public

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen:e2:o2:1
# text = They are fed solely by members of the visiting public
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	visiting	visit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	public	public	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | present · passive | members of the visiting public | They |  |  |  | solely *property* | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **visit** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They are sustained exclusively upon vegetable matter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen:e2:o3:1
# text = They are sustained exclusively upon vegetable matter
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	sustained	sustain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	vegetable	vegetable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sustain** | present · passive |  | They |  |  |  | upon vegetable matter; exclusively *property* | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They are given live prey of the largest size available, daily and without exception

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:111-feeding-times-and-the-zoo-kitchen:e2:o4:1
# text = They are given live prey of the largest size available, daily and without exception
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	without	without	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	exception	exception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | They |  |  |  | daily *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient prey=Theme |

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