--- title: Identify the principal function attributed to the enlarged nose of t… — Borneo: orangutans, proboscis monkeys,… · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal function attributed to the enlarged nose of the male proboscis monkey. Exam question 2 of lesson 161 «Borneo: orangutans, proboscis monkeys, the biggest flower and gliding snakes» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Borneo: orangutans, proboscis monkeys,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Borneo: orangutans, proboscis monkeys, the biggest flower… Identify the principal function attributed to the enlarged nose of the male proboscis monkey. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, attribute · **To what, where:** principal function This is exam question 2 of lesson 161 «Borneo: orangutans, proboscis monkeys, the biggest flower and gliding snakes» 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/161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower:e2:1 # text = Identify the principal function attributed to the enlarged nose of the male proboscis monkey. 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 function function NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 attributed attribute VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 enlarged enlarged ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 nose nose NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 12 male male ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 13 proboscis proboscis NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ _ 14 monkey monkey NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal function | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent function=Theme | | 2 | **attribute** | participle | | the principal function *not said here* | | | | to the enlarged nose of the male proboscis monkey | tree rules | 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} The amplification of its vocal calls ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower:e2:o1:1 # text = The amplification of its vocal calls 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 amplification amplification NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 5 vocal vocal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 calls call NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **call** | | amplification | | | | | | nom call «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} The excavation of edible roots ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower:e2:o2:1 # text = The excavation of edible roots 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 excavation excavation NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 edible edible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 roots root NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **excavate** | | edible roots | | | | | | nom excavation «act intransitive»: of=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} The facilitation of breathing whilst submerged ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower:e2:o3:1 # text = The facilitation of breathing whilst submerged 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 facilitation facilitation NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 4 breathing breathe VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 acl _ _ 5 whilst whilst SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 submerged submerge VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **breathe** | gerund | the facilitation *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **submerge** | participle | the facilitation *not said here* | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} The detection of fruit at great distances ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:161-borneo-orangutans-proboscis-monkeys-and-the-biggest-flower:e2:o4:1 # text = The detection of fruit at great distances 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 detection detection NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 fruit fruit NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 distances distance NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **detect** | | | fruit | | | | at great distances | nom detection «cognition transitive»: of=patient at=obl | **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. 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