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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the historical origins of zoological collections? Exam question 1 of lesson 115 «Why zoos exist and what critics say» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Exam question 1 · Why zoos exist and what critics say

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the historical origins of zoological collections?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** historical origins

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 115 «Why zoos exist and what critics say» 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/115-why-zoos-exist-and-what-critics-say/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:115-why-zoos-exist-and-what-critics-say:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the historical origins of zoological collections?
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	historical	historical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	origins	origin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	zoological	zoological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	collections	collection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	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 historical origins of zoological collections |  |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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They originated as agricultural establishments for the production of meat and milk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:115-why-zoos-exist-and-what-critics-say:e1:o1:1
# text = They originated as agricultural establishments for the production of meat and milk
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	originated	originate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	agricultural	agricultural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	establishments	establishment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	production	production	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **originate** | past | They |  |  |  |  | as agricultural establishments; for the production of meat and milk | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **produce** |  |  | meat and milk |  |  |  |  | nom production «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They originated as institutions for the reintroduction of species

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:115-why-zoos-exist-and-what-critics-say:e1:o2:1
# text = They originated as institutions for the reintroduction of species
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	originated	originate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	institutions	institution	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	reintroduction	reintroduction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **originate** | past | They |  |  |  |  | as institutions; for the reintroduction of species | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reintroduce** |  |  | species |  |  |  |  | nom reintroduction «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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

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They originated as collections kept by rulers as a demonstration of power

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:115-why-zoos-exist-and-what-critics-say:e1:o3:1
# text = They originated as collections kept by rulers as a demonstration of power
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	originated	originate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	collections	collection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	rulers	ruler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	demonstration	demonstration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **originate** | past | They |  |  |  |  | as collections; as a demonstration of power | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | participle |  | collections *not said here* |  |  |  | by rulers | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent by ruler=Location |
| 3 | **demonstrate** |  |  | power |  |  |  |  | nom demonstration «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They originated as veterinary hospitals for domestic animals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:115-why-zoos-exist-and-what-critics-say:e1:o4:1
# text = They originated as veterinary hospitals for domestic animals
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	originated	originate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	hospitals	hospital	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **originate** | past | They |  |  |  |  | as veterinary hospitals; for domestic animals | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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