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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the consequence of bisecting an earthworm? Exam question 2 of lesson 217 «Worms, snails and slugs» 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
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# Exam question 2 · Worms, snails and slugs

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the consequence of bisecting an earthworm?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** consequence · **What happens:** follow, characteris, bisect · **To what, where:** consequence, earthworm

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 217 «Worms, snails and slugs» 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/217-worms-snails-and-slugs/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:217-worms-snails-and-slugs:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the consequence of bisecting an earthworm?
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	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	bisecting	bisect	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	earthworm	earthworm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 consequence |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **bisect** | gerund | the consequence *not said here* | a earthworm |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent earthworm=Patient |

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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 worm sustains no injury whatsoever, since it possesses no capacity for sensation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:217-worms-snails-and-slugs:e2:o1:1
# text = The worm sustains no injury whatsoever, since it possesses no capacity for sensation
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sustains	sustain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	possesses	possess	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	capacity	capacity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	sensation	sensation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sustain** | present | the worm | no injury |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent injury=Theme |
| 2 | **possess** | present | worm | no capacity |  |  |  | for sensation | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot capacity=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Two complete and independent worms are invariably produced from the halves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:217-worms-snails-and-slugs:e2:o2:1
# text = Two complete and independent worms are invariably produced from the halves
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
2	complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	independent	independent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	worms	worm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	produced	produce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	halves	half	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | present · passive |  | Two complete worms |  | the halves |  | invariably *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: subject=Result from half=Material |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The two portions subsequently reunite into a single worm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:217-worms-snails-and-slugs:e2:o3:1
# text = The two portions subsequently reunite into a single worm
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	portions	portion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	reunite	reunite	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reunite** | present | the two portions |  |  |  |  | into a single worm; subsequently *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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Two complete worms are not produced, and the posterior portion generally perishes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:217-worms-snails-and-slugs:e2:o4:1
# text = Two complete worms are not produced, and the posterior portion generally perishes
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	worms	worm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	produced	produce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	posterior	posterior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	portion	portion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	generally	generally	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	perishes	perish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **produce** | present · passive |  | Two complete worms |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **perish** | present | the posterior portion |  |  |  |  | generally *property* | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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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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