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title: Identify the vocalisation by which tigers are observed to greet one… — Kung Fu Panda: real tigers and cranes · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the vocalisation by which tigers are observed to greet one another in an amicable manner. Exam question 2 of lesson 136 «Kung Fu Panda: real tigers and cranes» 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 2 · Kung Fu Panda: real tigers and cranes

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Identify the vocalisation by which tigers are observed to greet one another in an amicable manner.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, vocalisation · **What happens:** identify, observe, greet · **To what, where:** vocalisation, tigers, one, amicable manner

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 136 «Kung Fu Panda: real tigers and cranes» 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/136-kung-fu-panda-real-tigers-and-cranes/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:136-kung-fu-panda-real-tigers-and-cranes:e2:1
# text = Identify the vocalisation by which tigers are observed to greet one another in an amicable manner.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	vocalisation	vocalisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
6	tigers	tiger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	greet	greet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	obj	_	_
12	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	fixed	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	amicable	amicable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 vocalisation |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent vocalisation=Theme |
| 2 | **observe** | present · passive | the vocalisation | tigers |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
| 3 | **greet** *speech: greet* | to-infinitive | the vocalisation *not said here* | one |  | a amicable manner |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A soft puffing sound designated as chuffing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:136-kung-fu-panda-real-tigers-and-cranes:e2:o1:1
# text = A soft puffing sound designated as chuffing
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	puffing	puffing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	designated	designate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	chuffing	chuffing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **designate** | participle |  | a soft puffing sound *not said here* |  |  |  | as chuffing | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as chuffing=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Continuous purring after the manner of the domestic cat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:136-kung-fu-panda-real-tigers-and-cranes:e2:o2:1
# text = Continuous purring after the manner of the domestic cat
1	Continuous	Continuous	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	purring	purr	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purr** | gerund | Continuous *not said here* |  |  |  | after the manner of the domestic cat |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A prolonged and loud roar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:136-kung-fu-panda-real-tigers-and-cranes:e2:o3:1
# text = A prolonged and loud roar
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	prolonged	prolong	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	roar	roar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prolong** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A repeated barking sound

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:136-kung-fu-panda-real-tigers-and-cranes:e2:o4:1
# text = A repeated barking sound
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
3	barking	barking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repeat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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