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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Myths and cartoons put right: Tom and… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the concealment behaviour of the ostrich. Exam question 1 of lesson 191 «Myths and cartoons put right: Tom and Jerry, elephants and mice, ostriches and more» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Exam question 1 · Myths and cartoons put right: Tom and Jerry, elephants and…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the concealment behaviour of the ostrich.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, concealment behaviour

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 191 «Myths and cartoons put right: Tom and Jerry, elephants and mice, ostriches and more» 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/191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:e1:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the concealment behaviour of the ostrich.
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	12	det	_	_
11	concealment	concealment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	ostrich	ostrich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 concealment behaviour of the ostrich |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus behaviour=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 {#o1}

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The ostrich inserts its head beneath the surface of the sand until the danger has passed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:e1:o1:1
# text = The ostrich inserts its head beneath the surface of the sand until the danger has passed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ostrich	ostrich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	inserts	insert	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **insert** | present | the ostrich | ostrich's head |  | the surface of the sand |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent head=Theme beneath surface=Destination |
| 2 | **pass** | present · perfect · passive |  | the danger |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The ostrich excavates a burrow and enters it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:e1:o2:1
# text = The ostrich excavates a burrow and enters it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ostrich	ostrich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	excavates	excavate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	burrow	burrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	enters	enter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excavate** | present | the ostrich | a burrow |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent burrow=Location |
| 2 | **enter** | present | the ostrich *not said here* | burrow |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The ostrich ascends the nearest tree

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:e1:o3:1
# text = The ostrich ascends the nearest tree
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ostrich	ostrich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ascends	ascend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	nearest	near	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascend** | present | the ostrich | the nearest tree |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme tree=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The ostrich lies prostrate with its neck extended along the ground

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:191-myths-and-cartoons-put-right:e1:o4:1
# text = The ostrich lies prostrate with its neck extended along the ground
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ostrich	ostrich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	prostrate	prostrate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	extended	extend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	along	along	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | the ostrich |  |  |  |  | with ostrich's neck; prostrate *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **extend** | participle |  | ostrich's neck *not said here* |  | the ground |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent along ground=Path |

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