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# Exam question 3 · Spider-Man: real spider silk and webs

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the manner in which spiders consume their prey?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** spiders · **What happens:** follow, characteris, consume · **To what, where:** manner, prey

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 147 «Spider-Man: real spider silk and webs» 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/147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the manner in which spiders consume their prey?
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	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
13	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	consume	consume	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	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 manner |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **consume** | present | spiders | spiders's prey |  | the manner |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Asset |

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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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They masticate their prey thoroughly with numerous small teeth situated in the jaws

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:e3:o1:1
# text = They masticate their prey thoroughly with numerous small teeth situated in the jaws
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	masticate	masticate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	thoroughly	thoroughly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	numerous	numerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
10	situated	situate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	jaws	jaw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **masticate** | present | They | their prey |  |  |  | with numerous small teeth; thoroughly *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Patient |
| 2 | **situate** | participle |  | numerous small teeth *not said here* |  | the jaws |  |  | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in jaw=Destination |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Being unable to chew, they apply digestive fluid and ingest the resulting liquid

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:e3:o2:1
# text = Being unable to chew, they apply digestive fluid and ingest the resulting liquid
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	chew	chew	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	apply	apply	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	digestive	digestive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	fluid	fluid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	ingest	ingest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	resulting	result	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	amod	_	_
14	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | unable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **chew** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **apply** | present | they | digestive fluid |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fluid=Theme |
| 4 | **ingest** | infinitive | they *not said here* | the resulting liquid |  |  |  |  | vn absorb-39.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Goal liquid=Theme |
| 5 | **result** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They swallow their prey whole and entire

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:e3:o3:1
# text = They swallow their prey whole and entire
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swallow	swallow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** | present | They | their prey |  |  |  | whole *property* | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They store their prey indefinitely without consumption

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:147-spider-man-real-spider-silk-and-webs:e3:o4:1
# text = They store their prey indefinitely without consumption
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	store	store	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	indefinitely	indefinitely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	consumption	consumption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | They | their prey |  |  |  | without consumption; indefinitely *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Theme |

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