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title: Identify the statute under which zoological institutions in the Unit… — Famous zoos in the USA and the UK · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the statute under which zoological institutions in the United Kingdom are required to hold a licence. Exam question 2 of lesson 116 «Famous zoos in the USA and the UK» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Exam question 2 · Famous zoos in the USA and the UK

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Identify the statute under which zoological institutions in the United Kingdom are required to hold a licence.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, require, hold · **To what, where:** statute, zoological institutions, licence

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 116 «Famous zoos in the USA and the UK» 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/116-famous-zoos-in-the-usa-and-the-uk/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:116-famous-zoos-in-the-usa-and-the-uk:e2:1
# text = Identify the statute under which zoological institutions in the United Kingdom are required to hold a licence.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	statute	statute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
6	zoological	zoological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	institutions	institution	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	United	United	PROPN	NNP	_	11	flat	_	_
11	Kingdom	Kingdom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	licence	licence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the statute |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent statute=Theme |
| 2 | **require** | present · passive |  | zoological institutions in the United Kingdom |  | the statute |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hold** | to-infinitive |  | a licence |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent licence=Theme |

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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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No such statute is in force

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:116-famous-zoos-in-the-usa-and-the-uk:e2:o1:1
# text = No such statute is in force
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
2	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	statute	statute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | no such statute |  |  | force |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Wildlife Freedom Act of 1828

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:116-famous-zoos-in-the-usa-and-the-uk:e2:o2:1
# text = The Wildlife Freedom Act of 1828
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Wildlife	Wildlife	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	Freedom	Freedom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Act	Act	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	1828	1828	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
```

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

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

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The Zoo Licensing Act of 1981

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:116-famous-zoos-in-the-usa-and-the-uk:e2:o3:1
# text = The Zoo Licensing Act of 1981
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Zoo	Zoo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Licensing	Licensing	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Act	Act	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	1981	1981	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The Animal Exhibition Act of 1752

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:116-famous-zoos-in-the-usa-and-the-uk:e2:o4:1
# text = The Animal Exhibition Act of 1752
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Animal	Animal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Exhibition	Exhibition	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Act	Act	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	1752	1752	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	_
```

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

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