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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning feline vision in the absence of light. Exam question 3 of lesson 119 «How real cats hunt: stalking, waiting and pouncing» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and o
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# Exam question 3 · How real cats hunt: stalking, waiting and pouncing

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning feline vision in the absence of light.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, establish, absent · **To what, where:** response, absence, light

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 119 «How real cats hunt: stalking, waiting and pouncing» 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/119-how-real-cats-hunt/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:119-how-real-cats-hunt:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning feline vision in the absence of light.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concerning	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	feline	feline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  | the absence of light |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **absent** |  |  | light |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state 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 {#o1}

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The cat perceives only the colour green at night, and every other colour vanishes until dawn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:119-how-real-cats-hunt:e3:o1:1
# text = The cat perceives only the colour green at night, and every other colour vanishes until dawn
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	perceives	perceive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	green	green	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	vanishes	vanish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	until	until	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perceive** | present | the cat | the colour green |  |  | night |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **vanish** | present | every other colour |  |  |  | dawn |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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In total darkness the cat is unable to see, though it requires far less light than a human

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:119-how-real-cats-hunt:e3:o2:1
# text = In total darkness the cat is unable to see, though it requires far less light than a human
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
14	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	_
15	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	16	amod	_	_
16	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	than	than	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	human	human	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the cat |  |  | total darkness |  | unable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | the cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **require** | present | cat | less light |  |  |  | than a human | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme light=Precondition |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The cat relies upon its eyes to emit a faint illumination of their own in darkness

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:119-how-real-cats-hunt:e3:o3:1
# text = The cat relies upon its eyes to emit a faint illumination of their own in darkness
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	relies	rely	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	emit	emit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	illumination	illumination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rely** | present | the cat |  |  |  |  | upon cat's eyes | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **emit** | to-infinitive | the cat *not said here* | a faint illumination of eyes's own |  | darkness |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source illumination=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The cat sees perfectly in total darkness, as well as by daylight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:119-how-real-cats-hunt:e3:o4:1
# text = The cat sees perfectly in total darkness, as well as by daylight
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	13	cc	_	_
10	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	fixed	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	daylight	daylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | the cat |  |  | total darkness |  | by daylight; perfectly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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