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title: Identify the organism recognised as the largest single tree by volume. — Record-breakers: the biggest and the s… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the organism recognised as the largest single tree by volume. Exam question 1 of lesson 186 «Record-breakers: the biggest and the smallest» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Exam question 1 · Record-breakers: the biggest and the smallest

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Identify the organism recognised as the largest single tree by volume.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, recognise · **To what, where:** organism

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 186 «Record-breakers: the biggest and the smallest» 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/186-record-breakers-the-biggest-and-the-smallest/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:186-record-breakers-the-biggest-and-the-smallest:e1:1
# text = Identify the organism recognised as the largest single tree by volume.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	organism	organism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
8	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	volume	volume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the organism |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent organism=Theme |
| 2 | **recognise** | participle |  | the organism *not said here* |  |  |  | as the largest single tree; by volume | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as tree=Attribute |

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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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A baobab in Madagascar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:186-record-breakers-the-biggest-and-the-smallest:e1:o1:1
# text = A baobab in Madagascar
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baobab	baobab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Madagascar	Madagascar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The giant sequoia known as General Sherman, in California

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:186-record-breakers-the-biggest-and-the-smallest:e1:o2:1
# text = The giant sequoia known as General Sherman, in California
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sequoia	sequoia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	General	General	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Sherman	Sherman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	California	California	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | participle |  | the giant sequoia *not said here* |  |  |  | as General Sherman in California | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as sherman=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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An aspen in Utah standing alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:186-record-breakers-the-biggest-and-the-smallest:e1:o3:1
# text = An aspen in Utah standing alone
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aspen	aspen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Utah	Utah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
6	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | gerund | a aspen in Utah *not said here* |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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An oak in England

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:186-record-breakers-the-biggest-and-the-smallest:e1:o4:1
# text = An oak in England
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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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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