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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the colouration of the zebra. Exam question 1 of lesson 128 «Marty, Gloria and Melman: real zebras, hippos and giraffes» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Exam question 1 · Marty, Gloria and Melman: real zebras, hippos and giraffes

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the colouration of the zebra.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, colouration

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 128 «Marty, Gloria and Melman: real zebras, hippos and giraffes» 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/128-madagascar-real-zebras-hippos-and-giraffes/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:128-madagascar-real-zebras-hippos-and-giraffes:e1:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the colouration of the zebra.
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	colouration	colouration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	zebra	zebra	NOUN	NN	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 | **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 colouration of the zebra |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus colouration=Experiencer |

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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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The zebra possesses no stripes beneath its outer coat of hair

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:128-madagascar-real-zebras-hippos-and-giraffes:e1:o1:1
# text = The zebra possesses no stripes beneath its outer coat of hair
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	zebra	zebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	possesses	possess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	outer	outer	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | the zebra | no stripes |  |  |  | beneath zebra's outer coat of hair | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot stripe=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The skin of the zebra is black, and the animal is accordingly described as black with white stripes

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:128-madagascar-real-zebras-hippos-and-giraffes:e1:o2:1
# text = The skin of the zebra is black, and the animal is accordingly described as black with white stripes
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	zebra	zebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
13	accordingly	accordingly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	parataxis	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	obl	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the skin of the zebra |  |  |  |  | with white stripes; black *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **describe** | present · passive |  | the animal |  |  |  | as black; accordingly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme as black=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The colouration of the zebra alters according to exposure to sunlight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:128-madagascar-real-zebras-hippos-and-giraffes:e1:o3:1
# text = The colouration of the zebra alters according to exposure to sunlight
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	colouration	colouration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	zebra	zebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	alters	alter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	case	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	exposure	exposure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **alter** | present | the colouration of the zebra |  |  |  |  | accord exposure; to sunlight | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The skin of the zebra is white, and the black stripes are deposited upon the hair alone

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:128-madagascar-real-zebras-hippos-and-giraffes:e1:o4:1
# text = The skin of the zebra is white, and the black stripes are deposited upon the hair alone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	zebra	zebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	deposited	deposit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
15	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the skin of the zebra |  |  |  |  | white *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **deposit** | present · passive |  | the black stripes |  | the hair |  | alone *property* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme upon hair=Destination |

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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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