--- title: Identify the members of the pride by whom the greater part of the hu… — The lion: why people call it «king of… · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the members of the pride by whom the greater part of the hunting is undertaken. Exam question 1 of lesson 18 «The lion: why people call it «king of the beasts»; prides and roars» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of e --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/e1/) [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/) / [The lion: why people call it «king of…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · The lion: why people call it «king of the beasts»; prides… Identify the members of the pride by whom the greater part of the hunting is undertaken. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, members · **What happens:** identify, undertake, pride · **To what, where:** members, greater part This is exam question 1 of lesson 18 «The lion: why people call it «king of the beasts»; prides and roars» 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/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts:e1:1 # text = Identify the members of the pride by whom the greater part of the hunting is undertaken. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 members member NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 pride pride NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 nmod _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 greater great ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 11 amod _ _ 11 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nsubj:pass _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 hunting hunting NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 15 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux:pass _ _ 16 undertaken undertake VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the members of the pride by the members of the pride by the members | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent member=Theme | | 2 | **undertake** | present · passive | | the greater part of the hunting | | | | | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | | 3 | **pride** | | the members of the pride by the members of the pride | | | | | | nom pride «feeling transitive»: by=agent | 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} The adult males, acting individually ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts:e1:o1:1 # text = The adult males, acting individually 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 adult adult ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 males male NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 acting act VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 individually individually ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **act** | gerund | the adult males | | | | | individually *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Every member hunts independently and in isolation ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts:e1:o2:1 # text = Every member hunts independently and in isolation 1 Every every DET DT PronType=Tot 2 det _ _ 2 member member NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 hunts hunt VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 independently independently ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 isolation isolation NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hunt** | present | every member | | | | | independently *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} The cubs, under the supervision of the males ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts:e1:o3:1 # text = The cubs, under the supervision of the males 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 cubs cub NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 under under ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 supervision supervision NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 males male NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **supervise** | | | the males | | | | | nom supervision «act transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} The lionesses, acting in concert as a team ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts:e1:o4:1 # text = The lionesses, acting in concert as a team 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 lionesses lioness NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 acting act VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 concert concert NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 as as ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 team team NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **act** | gerund | the lionesses | concert | | | | as a team | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent concert=Eventuality | **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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