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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Shrek's dragon: real «dragons» and liz… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the size of the largest flying animals known. Exam question 2 of lesson 146 «Shrek's dragon: real «dragons» and lizards, and why nothing breathes fire» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Exam question 2 · Shrek's dragon: real «dragons» and lizards, and why nothin…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the size of the largest flying animals known.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, fly, know · **To what, where:** response, size, largest flying animals

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 146 «Shrek's dragon: real «dragons» and lizards, and why nothing breathes fire» 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/146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the size of the largest flying animals known.
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	11	det	_	_
11	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	amod	_	_
15	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	amod	_	_
16	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
17	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	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 size of the largest flying animals |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus size=Experiencer |
| 4 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **know** | participle |  | the largest flying animals *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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Certain pterosaurs attained a wingspan of approximately ten metres, their bones being hollow and light

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards:e2:o1:1
# text = Certain pterosaurs attained a wingspan of approximately ten metres, their bones being hollow and light
1	Certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pterosaurs	pterosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	attained	attain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wingspan	wingspan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
13	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	cop	_	_
14	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attain** | past | Certain pterosaurs | a wingspan of ten metres |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wingspan=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | pterosaurs's bones |  |  |  |  | hollow *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | pterosaurs's bones *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Certain pterosaurs attained a wingspan of one hundred metres, their bones being solid and exceedingly heavy

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards:e2:o2:1
# text = Certain pterosaurs attained a wingspan of one hundred metres, their bones being solid and exceedingly heavy
1	Certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pterosaurs	pterosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	attained	attain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wingspan	wingspan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	compound	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
13	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	cop	_	_
14	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	exceedingly	exceedingly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attain** | past | Certain pterosaurs | a wingspan of hundred metres |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wingspan=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | pterosaurs's bones |  |  |  |  | solid *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | pterosaurs's bones *not said here* |  |  |  |  | exceedingly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Certain dragons attained the dimensions of a castle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards:e2:o3:1
# text = Certain dragons attained the dimensions of a castle
1	Certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	dragons	dragon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	attained	attain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dimensions	dimension	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attain** | past | Certain dragons | the dimensions of a castle |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dimension=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No flying animal has exceeded the dimensions of a pigeon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards:e2:o4:1
# text = No flying animal has exceeded the dimensions of a pigeon
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
2	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	exceeded	exceed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dimensions	dimension	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pigeon	pigeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **exceed** | present · perfect · passive |  | no flying animal |  |  |  |  | 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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