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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the training of elephants for veterinary procedures. Exam question 3 of lesson 112 «Training and enrichment: keeping zoo animals busy and healthy» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Exam question 3 · Training and enrichment: keeping zoo animals busy and heal…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the training of elephants for veterinary procedures.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, train · **To what, where:** response, training, elephants

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 112 «Training and enrichment: keeping zoo animals busy and healthy» 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/112-training-and-enrichment/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:112-training-and-enrichment:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the training of elephants for veterinary procedures.
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	training	training	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	procedures	procedure	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 training of elephants for veterinary procedures |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus training=Experiencer |
| 4 | **train** |  |  | elephants for veterinary procedures |  |  |  |  | nom training «act transitive»: of=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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Blood is customarily drawn from the tip of the trunk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:112-training-and-enrichment:e3:o1:1
# text = Blood is customarily drawn from the tip of the trunk
1	Blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	customarily	customarily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tip	tip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | present · passive |  | Blood |  | the tip of the trunk |  | customarily *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from tip=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Elephants are restrained by chains for all veterinary procedures

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:112-training-and-enrichment:e3:o2:1
# text = Elephants are restrained by chains for all veterinary procedures
1	Elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	restrained	restrain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chains	chain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
8	veterinary	veterinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	procedures	procedure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restrain** | present · passive | chains | Elephants |  |  |  | for all veterinary procedures | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Veterinary procedures upon elephants are prohibited by law

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:112-training-and-enrichment:e3:o3:1
# text = Veterinary procedures upon elephants are prohibited by law
1	Veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	procedures	procedure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive | law | Veterinary procedures upon elephants |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Elephants are trained to present the ear, permitting blood to be drawn from veins behind it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:112-training-and-enrichment:e3:o4:1
# text = Elephants are trained to present the ear, permitting blood to be drawn from veins behind it
1	Elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	present	present	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	permitting	permit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	veins	vein	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
16	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | present · passive |  | Elephants |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **present** | to-infinitive | Elephants *not said here* | the ear |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Theme |
| 3 | **permit** | gerund |  | blood |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blood=Theme |
| 4 | **draw** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  | behind blood; from veins | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: from vein=Co-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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