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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Ice Age: real woolly mammoths · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the extinction of the woolly mammoth. Exam question 1 of lesson 130 «Ice Age: real woolly mammoths» 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 1 · Ice Age: real woolly mammoths

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the extinction of the woolly mammoth.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, extinguish · **To what, where:** response, extinction, woolly mammoth

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 130 «Ice Age: real woolly mammoths» 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/130-ice-age-real-woolly-mammoths/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:130-ice-age-real-woolly-mammoths:e1:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the extinction of the woolly mammoth.
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	extinction	extinction	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	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	mammoth	mammoth	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 extinction of the woolly mammoth |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus extinction=Experiencer |
| 4 | **extinguish** |  |  | the woolly mammoth |  |  |  |  | nom extinction «state 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 species became extinct approximately one hundred years ago

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:130-ice-age-real-woolly-mammoths:e1:o1:1
# text = The species became extinct approximately one hundred years ago
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	extinct	extinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	compound	_	_
7	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | the species |  |  |  |  | ago, extinct *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The species survives at the present time in remote and frozen regions of Siberia, unobserved by scientists

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:130-ice-age-real-woolly-mammoths:e1:o2:1
# text = The species survives at the present time in remote and frozen regions of Siberia, unobserved by scientists
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	survives	survive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	remote	remote	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	frozen	frozen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
12	regions	region	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Siberia	Siberia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	unobserved	unobserv	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **survive** | present | the species |  |  | remote regions of Siberia | time |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in region=Location |
| 2 | **unobserv** | participle | the species *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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The greater part became extinct approximately ten thousand years ago, a remnant surviving upon Wrangel Island until approximately four thousand years ago

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:130-ice-age-real-woolly-mammoths:e1:o3:1
# text = The greater part became extinct approximately ten thousand years ago, a remnant surviving upon Wrangel Island until approximately four thousand years ago
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	extinct	extinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	compound	_	_
8	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	remnant	remnant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
14	surviving	survive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	Wrangel	Wrangel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Island	Island	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	until	until	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
20	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	compound	_	_
21	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	22	nummod	_	_
22	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
23	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | the greater part | a remnant |  |  |  | ago, extinct *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **survive** | gerund | a remnant *not said here* |  |  | Wrangel Island | year |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon island=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The species became extinct contemporaneously with the dinosaurs, upwards of sixty million years ago, and was never seen by any human being

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:130-ice-age-real-woolly-mammoths:e1:o4:1
# text = The species became extinct contemporaneously with the dinosaurs, upwards of sixty million years ago, and was never seen by any human being
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	extinct	extinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	contemporaneously	contemporaneously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	upwards	upward	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	compound	_	_
13	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
19	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
20	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
21	by	by	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	20	obl	_	_
23	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	xcomp	_	_
24	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	23	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | the species |  |  |  |  | with the dinosaurs and upwards; contemporaneously, extinct *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **see** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  | by any; human *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V» |

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