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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the protection of the clownfish from the stinging tentacles of its host. Exam question 1 of lesson 132 «Finding Nemo: real clownfish and sea anemones» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Exam question 1 · Finding Nemo: real clownfish and sea anemones

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the protection of the clownfish from the stinging tentacles of its host.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, sting, protect · **To what, where:** response, protection, clownfish

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 132 «Finding Nemo: real clownfish and sea anemones» 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/132-finding-nemo-real-clownfish-and-anemones/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:132-finding-nemo-real-clownfish-and-anemones:e1:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the protection of the clownfish from the stinging tentacles of its host.
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	protection	protection	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	clownfish	clownfish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	stinging	sting	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	amod	_	_
18	tentacles	tentacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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 protection of the clownfish from the stinging tentacles of protection's host |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus protection=Experiencer |
| 4 | **sting** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **protect** |  |  | the clownfish from the stinging tentacles of protection's host |  |  |  |  | nom protection «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The fish is protected by an external shell of considerable hardness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:132-finding-nemo-real-clownfish-and-anemones:e1:o1:1
# text = The fish is protected by an external shell of considerable hardness
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	protected	protect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	external	external	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	considerable	considerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	hardness	hardness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present · passive | a external shell of considerable hardness | the fish |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The anemone voluntarily refrains from feeding during daylight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:132-finding-nemo-real-clownfish-and-anemones:e1:o2:1
# text = The anemone voluntarily refrains from feeding during daylight
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anemone	anemone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	voluntarily	voluntarily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	refrains	refrain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	feeding	feed	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	daylight	daylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refrain** | present | the anemone |  |  |  |  | voluntarily *property* | vn refrain-69 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **feed** | gerund | the anemone *not said here* |  |  |  | during daylight |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

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

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A layer of mucus upon the skin of the fish prevents the discharge of the stings

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:132-finding-nemo-real-clownfish-and-anemones:e1:o3:1
# text = A layer of mucus upon the skin of the fish prevents the discharge of the stings
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	mucus	mucus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	prevents	prevent	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	discharge	discharge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	stings	sting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prevent** | present | a layer of mucus upon the skin of the fish | the discharge of the stings |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer discharge=Theme |
| 2 | **discharge** |  |  | the stings |  |  |  |  | nom discharge «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The fish evades each sting by superior speed of movement

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:132-finding-nemo-real-clownfish-and-anemones:e1:o4:1
# text = The fish evades each sting by superior speed of movement
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	evades	evade	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	sting	sting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	superior	superior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evade** | present | the fish | each sting |  |  |  | by superior speed of movement | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent sting=Location |

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