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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the relationship between the red fox and the rabbit in nature? Exam question 3 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 
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# Exam question 3 · Zootopia: real foxes and rabbits

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the relationship between the red fox and the rabbit in nature?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** relationship

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the relationship between the red fox and the rabbit in nature?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	between	between	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the relationship and the rabbit in nature |  |  |  | of the following statements; between the red fox; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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 two species customarily form lasting friendships and share a burrow through the winter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:e3:o1:1
# text = The two species customarily form lasting friendships and share a burrow through the winter
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	customarily	customarily	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	form	form	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	lasting	last	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	friendships	friendship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	burrow	burrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	through	through	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | present | the two species | lasting friendships |  |  |  | customarily *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location friendship=Theme |
| 2 | **last** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **share** | present | the two species *not said here* | a burrow |  |  | winter |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The two species never encounter one another

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:e3:o2:1
# text = The two species never encounter one another
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	encounter	encounter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obj	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	fixed	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **encounter** | present | the two species | one |  |  |  |  | vn encounter-30.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus |

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

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The fox is a predator of the rabbit, and fox numbers tend to follow rabbit numbers

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:e3:o3:1
# text = The fox is a predator of the rabbit, and fox numbers tend to follow rabbit numbers
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	predator	predator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	tend	tend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the fox | a predator |  |  |  | of the rabbit | tree rules |
| 2 | **tend** | present | fox numbers |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **follow** | to-infinitive | fox numbers *not said here* | rabbit numbers |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The rabbit is a predator of the fox

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:141-zootopia-real-foxes-and-rabbits:e3:o4:1
# text = The rabbit is a predator of the fox
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	predator	predator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the rabbit | a predator |  |  |  | of the fox | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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