--- title: Why would a family tree help save a species? — Breeding programmes for rare animals:… · tree and pragmatics description: Why would a family tree help save a species? Test 10 of lesson 113 «Breeding programmes for rare animals: studbooks and frozen zoos» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/113-breeding-programmes-for-rare-animals/t10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Breeding programmes for rare animals:…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/113-breeding-programmes-for-rare-animals/) / t10 # Test 10 · Breeding programmes for rare animals: studbooks and frozen… Why would a family tree help save a species? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** family tree · **What happens:** help, save · **To what, where:** species This is test 10 of lesson 113 «Breeding programmes for rare animals: studbooks and frozen zoos» of the biology course of Mova's primary school. 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/113-breeding-programmes-for-rare-animals/#t10). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:113-breeding-programmes-for-rare-animals:t10:1 # text = Why would a family tree help save a species? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 help help VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 save save VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 species species NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | present | a family tree | | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **save** | infinitive | a family tree *not said here* | a species | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent species=Theme | 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} It shows which animal is the oldest only ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:113-breeding-programmes-for-rare-animals:t10:o1:1 # text = It shows which animal is the oldest only 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 which which DET WDT PronType=Int 4 det _ _ 4 animal animal NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 oldest old ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 2 ccomp _ _ 8 only only ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | It | | which animal | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent animal=Recipient | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | | | old *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} It helps keepers choose good family names for all the new babies ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:113-breeding-programmes-for-rare-animals:t10:o2:1 # text = It helps keepers choose good family names for all the new babies 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 helps help VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 keepers keeper NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 4 choose choose VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 6 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 names name NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 9 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 12 det:predet _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 babies baby NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | present | It | keepers | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent keeper=Beneficiary clause=Theme | | 2 | **choose** | infinitive | keepers *not said here* | good family names | | | | for all new babies | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent name=Theme for baby=Beneficiary | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It shows who is related so keepers avoid pairing close relatives ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:113-breeding-programmes-for-rare-animals:t10:o3:1 # text = It shows who is related so keepers avoid pairing close relatives 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 related related ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 6 so so SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 keepers keeper NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 8 avoid avoid VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 9 pairing pair VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 xcomp _ _ 10 close close ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 relatives relative NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | It | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | | | related *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **avoid** | present | keepers | | | | | | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 4 | **pair** | gerund | keepers *not said here* | close relatives | | | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent relative=Patient | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} It is needed to sell the animals ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:113-breeding-programmes-for-rare-animals:t10:o4:1 # text = It is needed to sell the animals 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 needed need VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 sell sell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 animals animal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **need** | present · passive | | It | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **sell** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | the animals | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme | **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. 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