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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The Lion King's hyenas, Rafiki and Zaz… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the feeding of the spotted hyena. Exam question 1 of lesson 126 «The Lion King's hyenas, Rafiki and Zazu: real hyenas, mandrills and hornbills» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 1 · The Lion King's hyenas, Rafiki and Zazu: real hyenas, mand…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the feeding of the spotted hyena.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, spotted hyena · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, spot, feed · **To what, where:** response, feeding

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 126 «The Lion King's hyenas, Rafiki and Zazu: real hyenas, mandrills and hornbills» 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/126-the-lion-king-hyenas-rafiki-and-zazu/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:126-the-lion-king-hyenas-rafiki-and-zazu:e1:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the feeding of the spotted hyena.
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	1	xcomp	_	_
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	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	feeding	feeding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	spotted	spot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	hyena	hyena	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the feeding of the spotted hyena |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus feeding=Experiencer |
| 4 | **spot** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |
| 5 | **feed** |  | the spotted hyena |  |  |  |  |  | nom feeding «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It is incapable of the pursuit of large prey

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:126-the-lion-king-hyenas-rafiki-and-zazu:e1:o1:1
# text = It is incapable of the pursuit of large prey
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	incapable	incapable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pursuit	pursuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | incapable |  |  |  | of the pursuit of large prey | tree rules |
| 2 | **pursue** |  |  | large prey |  |  |  |  | nom pursuit «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It obtains its food exclusively by theft from lions, being itself incapable of hunting

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:126-the-lion-king-hyenas-rafiki-and-zazu:e1:o2:1
# text = It obtains its food exclusively by theft from lions, being itself incapable of hunting
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	obtains	obtain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	theft	theft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	cop	_	_
12	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	obj	_	_
13	incapable	incapable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obtain** | present | It | its food |  |  |  | by theft from lions; exclusively *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset food=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund |  | incapable |  |  |  | of hunting | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It is a proficient hunter which, in many regions, procures the greater part of its own food

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:126-the-lion-king-hyenas-rafiki-and-zazu:e1:o3:1
# text = It is a proficient hunter which, in many regions, procures the greater part of its own food
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	proficient	proficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hunter	hunter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	regions	region	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	procures	procure	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
15	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
18	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a proficient hunter and many regions |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **procure** | present |  | the greater part of part's own food |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It subsists entirely upon vegetation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:126-the-lion-king-hyenas-rafiki-and-zazu:e1:o4:1
# text = It subsists entirely upon vegetation
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	subsists	subsist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	vegetation	vegetation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subsist** | present | It |  |  |  |  | upon vegetation; entirely *property* | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

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