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title: Identify the principal function of the exceptionally large ears of t… — Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal function of the exceptionally large ears of the fennec fox. Exam question 2 of lesson 141 «Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Exam question 2 · Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits

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Identify the principal function of the exceptionally large ears of the fennec fox.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify · **To what, where:** principal function

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 141 «Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits» 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/141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal function of the exceptionally large ears of the fennec fox.
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	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	exceptionally	exceptionally	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	fennec	fennec	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 function of the large ears of the fennec fox |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent function=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 {#o1}

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The shading of the eyes from solar glare

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:e2:o1:1
# text = The shading of the eyes from solar glare
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shading	shading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	solar	solar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	glare	glare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The intimidation of larger predators, such as lions, by a sudden display of the ears

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:e2:o2:1
# text = The intimidation of larger predators, such as lions, by a sudden display of the ears
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	intimidation	intimidation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	predators	predator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intimidate** |  |  | larger predators and lions |  |  |  |  | nom intimidation «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **display** |  |  | the ears |  |  |  |  | nom display «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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

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The dissipation of bodily heat and the detection of prey beneath the sand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:e2:o3:1
# text = The dissipation of bodily heat and the detection of prey beneath the sand
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dissipation	dissipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	bodily	bodily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dissipate** |  |  | bodily heat and the detection of prey |  |  |  | beneath the sand | nom dissipation «event transitive»: of=patient beneath=obl |
| 2 | **detect** |  |  | prey |  |  |  |  | nom detection «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storage of water during periods of drought

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:e2:o4:1
# text = The storage of water during periods of drought
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storage	storage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	during	during	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	periods	period	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	drought	drought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** |  |  | water |  |  | during periods of drought |  | nom storage «act transitive»: of=patient during=obl |

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