---
title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Gulls: chip thieves, rain dances and s… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the stamping of the feet by gulls upon grass. Exam question 3 of lesson 223 «Gulls: chip thieves, rain dances and salty water» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water/e3/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Gulls: chip thieves, rain dances and s…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water/) / e3

# Exam question 3 · Gulls: chip thieves, rain dances and salty water

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the stamping of the feet by gulls upon grass.

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, stamping

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 3 of lesson 223 «Gulls: chip thieves, rain dances and salty water» 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/223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the stamping of the feet by gulls upon grass.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
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	stamping	stamping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	gulls	gull	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
17	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=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 stamping of the feet |  |  |  | by gulls upon grass | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus stamping=Experiencer |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The action constitutes a courtship display only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water:e3:o1:1
# text = The action constitutes a courtship display only
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	courtship	courtship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | the action | a courtship display |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme display=Pivot |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The action serves to warm the feet in cold weather

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water:e3:o2:1
# text = The action serves to warm the feet in cold weather
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	serves	serve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	warm	warm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | the action |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **warm** | to-infinitive | the action *not said here* | the feet |  | cold weather |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent foot=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vibration imitates rainfall and causes worms to emerge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water:e3:o3:1
# text = The vibration imitates rainfall and causes worms to emerge
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vibration	vibration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	imitates	imitate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	rainfall	rainfall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	worms	worm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	emerge	emerge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **imitate** | present | the vibration | rainfall |  |  |  |  | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rainfall=Theme |
| 2 | **cause** | present | the vibration *not said here* | worms |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **emerge** | to-infinitive | worms *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The action is intended to flatten vegetation for the purpose of nesting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water:e3:o4:1
# text = The action is intended to flatten vegetation for the purpose of nesting
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	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	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	flatten	flatten	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	vegetation	vegetation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	nesting	nesting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intend** | present · passive |  | the action |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **flatten** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | vegetation |  |  |  | for the purpose of nesting | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vegetation=Patient |
| 3 | **purpose** |  | nesting |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Gulls: chip thieves, rain dances and s…, exam 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water/e2/)
- next →: [Gulls: chip thieves, rain dances and s…, exam 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water/e4/)
- ↑ back to [Gulls: chip thieves, rain dances and salty water](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water/)