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title: A zoo has space for one big area or many small cages. Which is a str… — Zoos in Australia and around the world… · tree and pragmatics
description: A zoo has space for one big area or many small cages. Which is a strong reason to choose fewer kinds with more space? Test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 117 «Zoos in Australia and around the world, and the year's myths put right» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Test 8 · ★★★ · Zoos in Australia and around the world, and the year's myt…

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A zoo has space for one big area or many small cages. Which is a strong reason to choose fewer kinds with more space?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** zoo · **What happens:** have, be, choose · **To what, where:** space, strong reason, fewer kinds

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This is test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 117 «Zoos in Australia and around the world, and the year's myths put right» 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/117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A zoo has space for one big area or many small cages.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right:t8:1
# text = A zoo has space for one big area or many small cages.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	cages	cage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a zoo | space |  |  |  | for one big area or many small cages | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent space=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Which is a strong reason to choose fewer kinds with more space?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right:t8:2
# text = Which is a strong reason to choose fewer kinds with more space?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a strong reason |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **choose** | to-infinitive |  | fewer kinds |  |  |  | with more space | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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More kinds of animals always means happier animals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right:t8:o1:1
# text = More kinds of animals always means happier animals
1	More	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	happier	happy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | More kinds of animals | happier animals |  |  |  | always *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Visitors prefer small cages

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right:t8:o2:1
# text = Visitors prefer small cages
1	Visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	prefer	prefer	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cages	cage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prefer** | present | Visitors | small cages |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cage=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Animals need space, choice and things to do to stay healthy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right:t8:o3:1
# text = Animals need space, choice and things to do to stay healthy
1	Animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
12	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Animals | space and choice and things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | space and choice and things *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **stay** | to-infinitive | space and choice and things *not said here* |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Small cages are better for breeding

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:117-zoos-around-the-world-and-myths-put-right:t8:o4:1
# text = Small cages are better for breeding
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	cages	cage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	breeding	breeding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Small cages |  |  |  |  | for breeding; good *property* | 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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