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title: Ascertain the composition and renewal of the antlers of deer. — Bambi: real deer, rabbits, skunks and… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the composition and renewal of the antlers of deer. Exam question 4 of lesson 143 «Bambi: real deer, rabbits, skunks and owls» 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 right.
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# Exam question 4 · Bambi: real deer, rabbits, skunks and owls

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Ascertain the composition and renewal of the antlers of deer.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, renew · **To what, where:** composition, antlers

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 143 «Bambi: real deer, rabbits, skunks and owls» 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/143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the composition and renewal of the antlers of deer.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	composition	composition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	renewal	renewal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	antlers	antler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	deer	deer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the composition and renewal of the antlers of deer |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent composition=Topic |
| 2 | **renew** |  |  | the antlers of deer |  |  |  |  | nom renewal «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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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They consist of bone and are shed and regrown annually

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:e4:o1:1
# text = They consist of bone and are shed and regrown annually
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consist	consist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	shed	shed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	regrown	regrow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
10	annually	annually	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consist** | present | They |  |  |  |  | of bone | tree rules |
| 2 | **shed** | present · passive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **regrow** | participle | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | annually *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They consist of hair and are retained for life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:e4:o2:1
# text = They consist of hair and are retained for life
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consist	consist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	retained	retain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consist** | present | They |  |  |  |  | of hair | tree rules |
| 2 | **retain** | present · passive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for life | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They consist of horn, like those of cattle, and grow without cessation throughout the life of the animal

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:e4:o3:1
# text = They consist of horn, like those of cattle, and grow without cessation throughout the life of the animal
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consist	consist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	horn	horn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	2	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
13	without	without	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	cessation	cessation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consist** | present | They |  |  |  |  | of horn | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  | the life of the animal |  | without cessation | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme throughout life=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They consist of teeth projecting from the skull

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:143-bambi-real-deer-rabbits-skunks-and-owls:e4:o4:1
# text = They consist of teeth projecting from the skull
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consist	consist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	projecting	project	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	skull	skull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consist** | present | They |  |  |  |  | of teeth | tree rules |
| 2 | **project** | gerund | teeth *not said here* |  |  | the skull |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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