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title: It is given that a so-called mini pig is acquired as a household pet… — Pigs: mud, snouts and brains · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a so-called mini pig is acquired as a household pet. Ascertain the outcome most frequently reported. Exam question 3 of lesson 210 «Pigs: mud, snouts and brains» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Exam question 3 · Pigs: mud, snouts and brains

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It is given that a so-called mini pig is acquired as a household pet. Ascertain the outcome most frequently reported.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, call, acquire, ascertain, report · **To what, where:** It, mini pig, outcome · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 210 «Pigs: mud, snouts and brains» 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/210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a so-called mini pig is acquired as a household pet.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:e3:1
# text = It is given that a so-called mini pig is acquired as a household pet.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
9	mini	mini	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	acquired	acquire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | a mini pig *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **acquire** | present · passive |  | a mini pig |  |  |  | as a household pet | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Ascertain the outcome most frequently reported.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:e3:2
# text = Ascertain the outcome most frequently reported.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the outcome |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent outcome=Topic |
| 2 | **report** | participle |  | the outcome *not said here* |  |  |  | frequently *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The animal remains permanently the size of a kitten, exactly as the breeders invariably promise

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:e3:o1:1
# text = The animal remains permanently the size of a kitten, exactly as the breeders invariably promise
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	remains	remain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	breeders	breeder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
15	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	promise	promise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | present | the animal | the size of a kitten |  |  |  | permanently *property* | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme size=Attribute |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present | the breeders |  |  |  |  | exactly, invariably *property* | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The animal diminishes in size with age

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:e3:o2:1
# text = The animal diminishes in size with age
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	diminishes	diminish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | present | the animal |  |  | size | with age |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The animal ceases growing upon its arrival

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:e3:o3:1
# text = The animal ceases growing upon its arrival
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ceases	cease	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	upon	upon	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	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cease** | present | the animal |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **grow** | gerund | the animal *not said here* |  |  | animal's arrival |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon arrival=Location |
| 3 | **arrive** |  | animal |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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

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The animal grows considerably larger than promised, frequently to the size of a large dog

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:210-pigs-mud-snouts-and-brains:e3:o4:1
# text = The animal grows considerably larger than promised, frequently to the size of a large dog
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	considerably	considerably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
6	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	promised	promise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | the animal |  |  |  |  | large *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | participle | the animal *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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