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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the jackrabbit? Exam question 2 of lesson 123 «Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck: real rabbits, hares and ducks» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Exam question 2 · Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck: real rabbits, hares and ducks

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the jackrabbit?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** jackrabbit

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 123 «Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck: real rabbits, hares and ducks» 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/123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the jackrabbit?
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	jackrabbit	jackrabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	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 jackrabbit |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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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It is a domesticated rabbit which escaped from a farm and now lives in the wild

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks:e2:o1:1
# text = It is a domesticated rabbit which escaped from a farm and now lives in the wild
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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	domesticated	domesticated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wild	wild	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 a** | present | It | a domesticated rabbit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **escape** | past | a domesticated rabbit |  |  | a farm |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from farm=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **live** | present | a domesticated rabbit *not said here* |  |  | the wild | now |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wild=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a rabbit which inhabits deep communal burrows

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks:e2:o2:1
# text = It is a rabbit which inhabits deep communal burrows
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	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	inhabits	inhabit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	communal	communal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	burrows	burrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a rabbit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **inhabit** | present | a rabbit | deep communal burrows |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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It is a species of hare, larger and longer of limb than the rabbit, dwelling above ground

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks:e2:o3:1
# text = It is a species of hare, larger and longer of limb than the rabbit, dwelling above ground
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	species	species	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hare	hare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	limb	limb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	than	than	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	dwelling	dwell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
18	above	above	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a species |  |  |  | of hare | tree rules |
| 2 | **dwell** | gerund |  |  |  | ground |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above ground=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a species of rodent related to the squirrel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:123-bugs-bunny-and-daffy-duck-real-rabbits-hares-and-ducks:e2:o4:1
# text = It is a species of rodent related to the squirrel
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	species	species	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	rodent	rodent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	squirrel	squirrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a species |  |  |  | of rodent | 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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