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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the necessity of shearing domestic sheep? Exam question 1 of lesson 211 «Sheep and goats: wool, flocks, climbers and the tin-can myth» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Exam question 1 · Sheep and goats: wool, flocks, climbers and the tin-can myth

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the necessity of shearing domestic sheep?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** necessity · **What happens:** follow, characteris, shear · **To what, where:** necessity, domestic sheep

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 211 «Sheep and goats: wool, flocks, climbers and the tin-can myth» 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/211-sheep-and-goats-wool-flocks-climbers-and-the-tin-can-myth/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:211-sheep-and-goats-wool-flocks-climbers-and-the-tin-can-myth:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the necessity of shearing domestic sheep?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	necessity	necessity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	shearing	shear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
13	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the necessity |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **shear** | gerund | the necessity *not said here* | domestic sheep |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent sheep=Initial\_Location |

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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 {#o1}

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Shearing is required solely for the comfort of the shearer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:211-sheep-and-goats-wool-flocks-climbers-and-the-tin-can-myth:e1:o1:1
# text = Shearing is required solely for the comfort of the shearer
1	Shearing	shearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	comfort	comfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shearer	shearer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | Shearing |  |  |  | for the comfort of the shearer; solely *property* | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition |
| 2 | **comfort** |  |  | the shearer |  |  |  |  | nom comfort «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Wool must be removed lest the animal be mistaken for a goat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:211-sheep-and-goats-wool-flocks-climbers-and-the-tin-can-myth:e1:o2:1
# text = Wool must be removed lest the animal be mistaken for a goat
1	Wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	lest	lest	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	mistaken	mistake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | must · passive |  | Wool |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **mistake** | infinitive · passive |  | the animal |  |  |  | for a goat | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Domestic breeds produce wool which grows continuously and is not shed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:211-sheep-and-goats-wool-flocks-climbers-and-the-tin-can-myth:e1:o3:1
# text = Domestic breeds produce wool which grows continuously and is not shed
1	Domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	breeds	breed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	produce	produce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	continuously	continuously	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	shed	shed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | present | Domestic breeds | wool |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wool=Result |
| 2 | **grow** | present | wool |  |  |  |  | continuously *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **shed** | present · passive | wool *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V» |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Wild and domestic sheep alike require annual shearing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:211-sheep-and-goats-wool-flocks-climbers-and-the-tin-can-myth:e1:o4:1
# text = Wild and domestic sheep alike require annual shearing
1	Wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	alike	alike	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	require	require	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	shearing	shearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present | Wild sheep | annual shearing |  |  |  | alike *property* | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme shearing=Precondition |

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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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