--- title: Determine the reason for which pest controllers position traps along… — How real mice survive: squeezing, clim… · tree and pragmatics description: Determine the reason for which pest controllers position traps along walls rather than in open areas. Exam question 4 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 e --- [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/e4/) [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/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · How real mice survive: squeezing, climbing and hiding Determine the reason for which pest controllers position traps along walls rather than in open areas. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** determine · **To what, where:** reason This is exam question 4 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/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:120-how-real-mice-survive:e4:1 # text = Determine the reason for which pest controllers position traps along walls rather than in open areas. 1 Determine determine VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 which which DET WDT PronType=Int 7 det _ _ 6 pest pest NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 controllers controller NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ 8 position position NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 traps trap NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 conj _ _ 10 along along ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 walls wall NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod _ _ 12 rather rather ADV RB ExtPos=CCONJ 16 cc _ _ 13 than than ADP IN _ 12 fixed _ _ 14 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 open open ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 areas area NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason which pest controllers along walls rather open areas and position traps | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | 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} Mice habitually travel along walls and avoid open spaces ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:120-how-real-mice-survive:e4:o1:1 # text = Mice habitually travel along walls and avoid open spaces 1 Mice mouse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 habitually habitually ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 travel travel VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 along along ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 walls wall NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 avoid avoid VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 8 open open ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 spaces space NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **travel** | present | Mice | | | walls | | habitually *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along wall=Trajectory | | 2 | **avoid** | present | Mice *not said here* | open spaces | | | | | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent space=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} Walls emit a scent attractive to rodents ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:120-how-real-mice-survive:e4:o2:1 # text = Walls emit a scent attractive to rodents 1 Walls wall NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 emit emit VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 scent scent NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 attractive attractive ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 rodents rodent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **emit** | present | Walls | a scent | | | | to rodents; attractive *property* | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source scent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Traps are prohibited in the centre of rooms ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:120-how-real-mice-survive:e4:o3:1 # text = Traps are prohibited in the centre of rooms 1 Traps trap NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 prohibited prohibit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 centre centre NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 rooms room NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prohibit** | present · passive | | Traps | | the centre of rooms | | | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Mice are incapable of crossing open floors ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:120-how-real-mice-survive:e4:o4:1 # text = Mice are incapable of crossing open floors 1 Mice mouse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 incapable incapable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 of of SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 crossing cross VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 6 open open ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 floors floor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Mice | | | | | incapable *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **cross** | gerund | Mice *not said here* | open floors | | | | | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent floor=Patient | **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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