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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Shrek's Donkey: real donkeys and mules · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the so-called stubbornness of the donkey. Exam question 1 of lesson 145 «Shrek's Donkey: real donkeys and mules» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Exam question 1 · Shrek's Donkey: real donkeys and mules

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the so-called stubbornness of the donkey.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, call · **To what, where:** response, called stubbornness · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 145 «Shrek's Donkey: real donkeys and mules» 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/145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules:e1:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the so-called stubbornness of the donkey.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	stubbornness	stubbornness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the called stubbornness of the donkey |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus stubbornness=Experiencer |
| 4 | **call** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The animal is incapable of forward motion upon rough ground

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules:e1:o1:1
# text = The animal is incapable of forward motion upon rough ground
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	incapable	incapable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	forward	forward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	motion	motion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the animal | incapable |  |  |  | of forward motion upon rough ground | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The animal halts in order to express its hostility and resentment towards its handler

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules:e1:o2:1
# text = The animal halts in order to express its hostility and resentment towards its handler
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	halts	halt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	7	mark	_	_
5	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	fixed	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	express	express	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	hostility	hostility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	resentment	resentment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	handler	handler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **express** | to-infinitive |  | order's hostility and resentment |  |  |  | towards resentment's handler | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hostility=Theme |

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

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The animal halts to assess a perceived danger rather than taking flight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules:e1:o3:1
# text = The animal halts to assess a perceived danger rather than taking flight
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	halts	halt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	assess	assess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	perceived	perceive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	11	cc	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
12	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **halt** | present | the animal |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **assess** | to-infinitive | the animal *not said here* | a perceived danger |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent danger=Theme |
| 3 | **perceive** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **take** | gerund | the animal *not said here* | flight |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flight=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The animal declines to proceed owing to idleness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:145-shrek-s-donkey-real-donkeys-and-mules:e1:o4:1
# text = The animal declines to proceed owing to idleness
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	declines	decline	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	proceed	proceed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	owing	owe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	idleness	idleness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decline** | present | the animal |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **proceed** | to-infinitive | the animal *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **owe** | gerund | the animal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to idleness *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to idleness=Goal |

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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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