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title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Bees and wasps in the garden · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the consequence of stinging for the honeybee worker? Exam question 2 of lesson 218 «Bees and wasps in the garden» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Exam question 2 · Bees and wasps in the garden

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the consequence of stinging for the honeybee worker?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** consequence · **What happens:** follow, characteris, sting · **To what, where:** consequence

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 218 «Bees and wasps in the garden» 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/218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the consequence of stinging for the honeybee worker?
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	stinging	sting	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	honeybee	honeybee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	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 | **sting** | gerund | the consequence *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the honeybee worker | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=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 {#o1}

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The insect is subsequently expelled from the colony by the queen as a punishment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden:e2:o1:1
# text = The insect is subsequently expelled from the colony by the queen as a punishment
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	expelled	expel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	colony	colony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expel** | present · passive | the queen | the insect |  | the colony |  | as a punishment; subsequently *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent subject=Theme from colony=Source |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The barbed sting remains lodged in the skin and the insect usually perishes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden:e2:o2:1
# text = The barbed sting remains lodged in the skin and the insect usually perishes
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	barbed	barbed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	sting	sting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	remains	remains	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	nsubj	_	_
5	lodged	lodge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	perishes	perish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lodge** | past | the barbed sting remains |  |  | the skin |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in skin=Location |
| 2 | **perish** | present | the insect |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The insect invariably survives and stings repeatedly thereafter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden:e2:o3:1
# text = The insect invariably survives and stings repeatedly thereafter
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	survives	survive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	stings	sting	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **survive** | present | the insect |  |  |  |  | invariably *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sting** | present | the insect *not said here* |  |  |  |  | repeatedly, thereafter *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The sting is regrown within a period of one day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden:e2:o4:1
# text = The sting is regrown within a period of one day
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sting	sting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	regrown	regrow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	within	within	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regrow** | present · passive |  | the sting |  |  |  | within a period of one day | tree rules |

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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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