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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the contribution of the Bronx Zoo to the conservation of the American bison? Exam question 3 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 th
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# Exam question 3 · Famous zoos in the USA and the UK

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the contribution of the Bronx Zoo to the conservation of the American bison?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, contribute, conserve · **To what, where:** contribution, Bronx Zoo, American bison

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:116-famous-zoos-in-the-usa-and-the-uk:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the contribution of the Bronx Zoo to the conservation of the American bison?
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	10	det	_	_
10	contribution	contribution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Bronx	Bronx	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Zoo	Zoo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	conservation	conservation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	bison	bison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	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 contribution of the Bronx Zoo |  |  |  | of the following statements; to the conservation of the American bison; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **contribute** |  |  | the Bronx Zoo |  |  |  |  | nom contribution «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **conserve** |  |  | the American bison |  |  |  |  | nom conservation «event 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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In 1907 it dispatched bison to the Great Plains

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:116-famous-zoos-in-the-usa-and-the-uk:e3:o1:1
# text = In 1907 it dispatched bison to the Great Plains
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	1907	1907	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dispatched	dispatch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	bison	bison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Plains	Plain	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dispatch** | past | it | bison | the Great Plains | 1907 |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bison=Theme to plain=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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In 1907 it acquired the last surviving bison for exhibition

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:116-famous-zoos-in-the-usa-and-the-uk:e3:o2:1
# text = In 1907 it acquired the last surviving bison for exhibition
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	1907	1907	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	acquired	acquire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	surviving	survive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	bison	bison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	exhibition	exhibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **acquire** | past | it | the last surviving bison |  | 1907 |  | for exhibition | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent bison=Theme for exhibition=Asset |
| 2 | **survive** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It cloned the American bison from cryopreserved cells

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:116-famous-zoos-in-the-usa-and-the-uk:e3:o3:1
# text = It cloned the American bison from cryopreserved cells
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cloned	clone	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bison	bison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	cryopreserved	cryopreserv	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clone** | past | It | the American bison |  | cryopreserved cells |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cryopreserv** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It relocated the American bison to London

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:116-famous-zoos-in-the-usa-and-the-uk:e3:o4:1
# text = It relocated the American bison to London
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	relocated	relocate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bison	bison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relocate** | past | It | the American bison | London |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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