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title: Identify the principal reason for the exceptionally slow movement of… — Zootopia: real sloths, shrews, predato… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for the exceptionally slow movement of the sloth. Exam question 1 of lesson 142 «Zootopia: real sloths, shrews, predators and prey» 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 
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# Exam question 1 · Zootopia: real sloths, shrews, predators and prey

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Identify the principal reason for the exceptionally slow movement of the sloth.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, move · **To what, where:** principal reason, sloth

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 142 «Zootopia: real sloths, shrews, predators and prey» 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/142-zootopia-real-sloths-shrews-predators-and-prey/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:142-zootopia-real-sloths-shrews-predators-and-prey:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for the exceptionally slow movement of the sloth.
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	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	exceptionally	exceptionally	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sloth	sloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 |  |  |  | for the slow movement of the sloth | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **move** |  |  | the sloth |  |  |  |  | nom movement «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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Its limbs are incapable of rapid motion owing to injury

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:142-zootopia-real-sloths-shrews-predators-and-prey:e1:o1:1
# text = Its limbs are incapable of rapid motion owing to injury
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	limbs	limb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	incapable	incapable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	rapid	rapid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	motion	motion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	owing	owe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Its limbs |  |  |  |  | of rapid motion; incapable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **owe** | gerund | rapid motion *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to injury *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to injury=Goal |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Its diet of foliage furnishes very little energy, which it must therefore conserve

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:142-zootopia-real-sloths-shrews-predators-and-prey:e1:o2:1
# text = Its diet of foliage furnishes very little energy, which it must therefore conserve
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	diet	diet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	foliage	foliage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	furnishes	furnish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	conserve	conserve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **furnish** | present | Its diet of foliage | little energy |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent energy=Recipient |
| 2 | **conserve** | must | diet | little energy |  |  |  | therefore *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is constitutionally disinclined to exertion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:142-zootopia-real-sloths-shrews-predators-and-prey:e1:o3:1
# text = It is constitutionally disinclined to exertion
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	constitutionally	constitutionally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	disinclined	disincline	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	exertion	exertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disincline** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | to exertion; constitutionally *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is perpetually drowsy from the consumption of fermented fruit, which it eats in large amounts

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:142-zootopia-real-sloths-shrews-predators-and-prey:e1:o4:1
# text = It is perpetually drowsy from the consumption of fermented fruit, which it eats in large amounts
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	perpetually	perpetually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	drowsy	drowsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	consumption	consumption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	fermented	ferment	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  | the consumption of fermented fruit |  | drowsy, perpetually *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ferment** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **eat** | present | the consumption of fermented fruit |  |  | large amounts |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **consume** |  |  | fermented fruit |  |  |  |  | nom consumption «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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