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title: Identify the principal purpose of the injection administered to a do… — The vet · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal purpose of the injection administered to a dog at its annual examination. Exam question 1 of lesson 227 «The vet» 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 was right.
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# Exam question 1 · The vet

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Identify the principal purpose of the injection administered to a dog at its annual examination.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, injection, dog · **What happens:** identify, administer, purpose, examine · **To what, where:** principal purpose, injection, annual examination

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 227 «The vet» 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/227-the-vet/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:227-the-vet:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal purpose of the injection administered to a dog at its annual examination.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	injection	injection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	administered	administer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:agent	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	examination	examination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal purpose of the injection |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent purpose=Theme |
| 2 | **administer** | participle |  | the injection *not said here* |  | dog's annual examination |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **purpose** |  | the injection |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
| 4 | **examine** |  | dog |  |  |  |  |  | nom examination «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The vaccine enables the body to acquire resistance against specified diseases

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:227-the-vet:e1:o1:1
# text = The vaccine enables the body to acquire resistance against specified diseases
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vaccine	vaccine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	enables	enable	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	acquire	acquire	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	resistance	resistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	against	against	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	specified	specify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	diseases	disease	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enable** | present | the vaccine | the body |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **acquire** | to-infinitive | the vaccine *not said here* | resistance |  |  |  | against specified diseases | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset resistance=Theme |
| 3 | **specify** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The injection promotes an increase in the size of the animal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:227-the-vet:e1:o2:1
# text = The injection promotes an increase in the size of the animal
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	injection	injection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	promotes	promote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	increase	increase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promote** | present | the injection | a increase |  | the size of the animal |  |  | vn promote-102 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent increase=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The injection ensures uninterrupted sleep during the night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:227-the-vet:e1:o3:1
# text = The injection ensures uninterrupted sleep during the night
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	injection	injection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ensures	ensure	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	uninterrupted	uninterrupted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ensure** | present | the injection | uninterrupted sleep |  |  | night |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition sleep=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The injection supplies nourishment sufficient for a period of one year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:227-the-vet:e1:o4:1
# text = The injection supplies nourishment sufficient for a period of one year
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	injection	injection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	supplies	supply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	nourishment	nourishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	sufficient	sufficient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supply** | present | the injection | nourishment |  |  |  | for a period of one year; sufficient *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent nourishment=Theme for period=Recipient |

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