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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Foxes and squirrels · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the incisors, or front teeth, of the squirrel. Exam question 4 of lesson 215 «Foxes and squirrels» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Exam question 4 · Foxes and squirrels

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the incisors, or front teeth, of the squirrel.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** consistent, incisors

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 215 «Foxes and squirrels» 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/215-foxes-and-squirrels/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:215-foxes-and-squirrels:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the incisors, or front teeth, of the squirrel.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
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	11	det	_	_
11	incisors	incisor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	front	front	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	squirrel	squirrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 consistent |  |  |  | of the squirrel; front teeth *obl* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consistent=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 incisors |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus incisor=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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They are absent in adult squirrels

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:215-foxes-and-squirrels:e4:o1:1
# text = They are absent in adult squirrels
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	absent	absent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	adult	adult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	squirrels	squirrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | They |  |  |  |  | in adult squirrels; absent *property* | tree rules |

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

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They grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:215-foxes-and-squirrels:e4:o2:1
# text = They grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	continuously	continuously	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	gnawing	gnaw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | They |  |  |  |  | continuously *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **wear down** | present · passive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative» |
| 3 | **gnaw** | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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They cease growing at birth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:215-foxes-and-squirrels:e4:o3:1
# text = They cease growing at birth
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cease	cease	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cease** | present | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **grow** | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  | birth |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at birth=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They are shed and replaced each winter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:215-foxes-and-squirrels:e4:o4:1
# text = They are shed and replaced each winter
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	shed	shed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	replaced	replace	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shed** | present · passive |  | They |  |  | winter |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Source |
| 2 | **replace** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme |

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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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