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description: Identify the principal reason for the annual movement of the wildebeest of the Serengeti. Exam question 2 of lesson 124 «The Lion King: real lions, prides and the circle of life» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Exam question 2 · The Lion King: real lions, prides and the circle of life

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Identify the principal reason for the annual movement of the wildebeest of the Serengeti.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, move · **To what, where:** principal reason, wildebeest

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 124 «The Lion King: real lions, prides and the circle of life» 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/124-the-lion-king-real-lions/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:124-the-lion-king-real-lions:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for the annual movement of the wildebeest of the Serengeti.
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	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wildebeest	wildebeest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Serengeti	Serengeti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  | for the annual movement of the wildebeest of the Serengeti | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **move** |  |  | the wildebeest of the Serengeti |  |  |  |  | nom movement «act 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 herds retire to subterranean dens for the winter season

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:124-the-lion-king-real-lions:e2:o1:1
# text = The herds retire to subterranean dens for the winter season
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	herds	herd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	retire	retire	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	subterranean	subterranean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	dens	den	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retire** | present | the herds |  |  |  | season | to subterranean dens | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The herds proceed towards the coast for the purpose of bathing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:124-the-lion-king-real-lions:e2:o2:1
# text = The herds proceed towards the coast for the purpose of bathing
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	herds	herd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	proceed	proceed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	bathing	bathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proceed** | present | the herds |  |  |  |  | towards the coast; for the purpose of bathing | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **purpose** |  | bathing |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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

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The herds pursue the rainfall and the fresh grass which follows it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:124-the-lion-king-real-lions:e2:o3:1
# text = The herds pursue the rainfall and the fresh grass which follows it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	herds	herd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pursue	pursue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rainfall	rainfall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pursue** | present | the herds | the rainfall and the fresh grass |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rainfall=Theme |
| 2 | **follow** | present | the fresh grass | grass |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The herds seek to evade a single predator which pursues them throughout the year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:124-the-lion-king-real-lions:e2:o4:1
# text = The herds seek to evade a single predator which pursues them throughout the year
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	herds	herd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seek	seek	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	evade	evade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	predator	predator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	pursues	pursue	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seek** | present | the herds |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **evade** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the herds *not said here* | a single predator |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent predator=Location |
| 3 | **pursue** | present | a single predator | herds *= herd* |  |  | year |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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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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