--- title: Identify the principal function of the continuous gnawing behaviour… — How real mice survive: squeezing, clim… · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal function of the continuous gnawing behaviour exhibited by mice. Exam question 1 of lesson 120 «How real mice survive: squeezing, climbing and hiding» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/120-how-real-mice-survive/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [How real mice survive: squeezing, clim…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/120-how-real-mice-survive/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · How real mice survive: squeezing, climbing and hiding Identify the principal function of the continuous gnawing behaviour exhibited by mice. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, continuous · **What happens:** identify, gnaw, exhibit · **To what, where:** principal function, behaviour This is exam question 1 of lesson 120 «How real mice survive: squeezing, climbing and hiding» 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/120-how-real-mice-survive/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:120-how-real-mice-survive:e1:1 # text = Identify the principal function of the continuous gnawing behaviour exhibited by mice. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 function function NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 continuous continuou NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ _ 8 gnawing gnaw VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 7 acl _ _ 9 behaviour behaviour NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 10 exhibited exhibit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 acl _ _ 11 by by ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 mice mouse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal function of the continuous | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent function=Theme | | 2 | **gnaw** | gerund | the continuous *not said here* | behaviour | | | | | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent behaviour=Patient | | 3 | **exhibit** | participle | | behaviour *not said here* | | | | by mice | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | 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} It serves to communicate with other rodents ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:120-how-real-mice-survive:e1:o1:1 # text = It serves to communicate with other rodents 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 serves serve VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 communicate communicate VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 rodents rodent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **serve** | present | It | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **communicate** | to-infinitive | | | | | | with other rodents | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme whether S»: agent=Agent with rodent=Co-Agent | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It wears down incisors which grow throughout life ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:120-how-real-mice-survive:e1:o2:1 # text = It wears down incisors which grow throughout life 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wears wear VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 down down ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ _ 4 incisors incisor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 grow grow VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 7 throughout throughout ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wear down** | present | It | incisors | | | | | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent incisor=Source | | 2 | **grow** | present | incisors | | | life | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme throughout life=Location | ### Option 3 {#o3} It sharpens the claws of the forelimbs ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:120-how-real-mice-survive:e1:o3:1 # text = It sharpens the claws of the forelimbs 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sharpens sharpen VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 claws claw NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 forelimbs forelimb NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sharpen** | present | It | the claws of the forelimbs | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent claw=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is a manifestation of illness ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:120-how-real-mice-survive:e1:o4:1 # text = It is a manifestation of illness 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 manifestation manifestation NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 illness illness NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a manifestation | | | | of illness | tree rules | **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. 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