---
title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Cartoon pets and animal myths put right · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the widely circulated depiction of lemmings leaping from cliffs? Exam question 2 of lesson 228 «Cartoon pets and animal myths put right» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right/e2/)

<!-- 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/) / [Cartoon pets and animal myths put right](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right/) / e2

# Exam question 2 · Cartoon pets and animal myths put right

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the widely circulated depiction of lemmings leaping from cliffs?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** lemmings · **What happens:** follow, characteris, circulate, leap, depict · **To what, where:** circulated depiction, cliffs, lemmings

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 2 of lesson 228 «Cartoon pets and animal myths put right» 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/228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the widely circulated depiction of lemmings leaping from cliffs?
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	12	det	_	_
10	widely	widely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	circulated	circulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	depiction	depiction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	lemmings	lemming	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
15	leaping	leap	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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 circulated depiction of lemmings |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **circulate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | widely *property* | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **leap** | gerund | lemmings *not said here* |  |  | cliffs |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from cliff=Trajectory |
| 5 | **depict** |  |  | lemmings |  |  |  |  | nom depiction «communication transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was staged for a film made in 1958

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right:e2:o1:1
# text = It was staged for a film made in 1958
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	staged	stage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	1958	1958	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stage** | past · passive |  | It |  |  |  | for a film | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for film=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a film *not said here* |  | 1958 |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is observed annually in every lemming population

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right:e2:o2:1
# text = It is observed annually in every lemming population
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	annually	annually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	lemming	lemming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | present · passive |  | It |  | every lemming population |  | annually *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a method by which lemmings migrate southward

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right:e2:o3:1
# text = It is a method by which lemmings migrate southward
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
7	lemmings	lemming	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	migrate	migrate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	southward	southward	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a method |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **migrate** | present | lemmings |  |  |  |  | by a method; southward *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It records a regular act of deliberate self-destruction

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right:e2:o4:1
# text = It records a regular act of deliberate self-destruction
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	records	record	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	destruction	destruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | present | It | a regular act of deliberate self destruction |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent act=Theme |
| 2 | **act** |  | deliberate self destruction |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication 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: [Cartoon pets and animal myths put right, exam 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right/e1/)
- next →: [Cartoon pets and animal myths put right, exam 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right/e3/)
- ↑ back to [Cartoon pets and animal myths put right](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right/)