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title: Identify the principal reason for which most domestic sheep require… — Peppa's friends as real animals: sheep… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for which most domestic sheep require shearing at least annually. Exam question 2 of lesson 139 «Peppa's friends as real animals: sheep, ponies, parrots, gazelles, kangaroos» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the 
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# Exam question 2 · Peppa's friends as real animals: sheep, ponies, parrots, g…

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Identify the principal reason for which most domestic sheep require shearing at least annually.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, most domestic sheep · **What happens:** identify, require, shear · **To what, where:** principal reason

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 139 «Peppa's friends as real animals: sheep, ponies, parrots, gazelles, kangaroos» 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/139-peppas-friends-as-real-animals/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:139-peppas-friends-as-real-animals:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which most domestic sheep require shearing at least annually.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
7	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
8	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	require	require	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	shearing	shear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	xcomp	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	14	obl	_	_
14	annually	annually	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **require** | present | most domestic sheep |  |  |  |  | for the principal reason | vn require-103-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 3 | **shear** | gerund | most domestic sheep *not said here* |  |  |  |  | annually *property* | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=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 {#o1}

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Their wool turns to hair if it is not removed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:139-peppas-friends-as-real-animals:e2:o1:1
# text = Their wool turns to hair if it is not removed
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | Their wool |  |  | hair |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to hair=Trajectory |
| 2 | **not** **remove** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | wool |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Shearing is required by law for reasons of appearance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:139-peppas-friends-as-real-animals:e2:o2:1
# text = Shearing is required by law for reasons of appearance
1	Shearing	shearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	reasons	reason	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive | reasons of appearance | Shearing |  |  |  | by law | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Precondition |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Shearing prevents the animals from overheating in winter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:139-peppas-friends-as-real-animals:e2:o3:1
# text = Shearing prevents the animals from overheating in winter
1	Shearing	shearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	prevents	prevent	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	overheating	overheat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prevent** | present | Shearing | the animals |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer animal=Theme |
| 2 | **overheat** | gerund | Shearing *not said here* |  |  |  | winter |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Their wool continues to grow without being shed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:139-peppas-friends-as-real-animals:e2:o4:1
# text = Their wool continues to grow without being shed
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	continues	continue	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	shed	shed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **continue** | present | Their wool |  |  |  |  |  | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **grow** | to-infinitive | Their wool *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **shed** | gerund · passive | Their wool *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V» |

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