--- title: Identify the origin of the notion of the «alpha wolf». — Wolves and teamwork: family packs, the… · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the origin of the notion of the «alpha wolf». Exam question 2 of lesson 240 «Wolves and teamwork: family packs, the alpha myth and hunting together» 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 --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/240-wolves-and-teamwork-family-packs-the-alpha-myth-and-hunting-together/e2/) [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/) / [Wolves and teamwork: family packs, the…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/240-wolves-and-teamwork-family-packs-the-alpha-myth-and-hunting-together/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Wolves and teamwork: family packs, the alpha myth and hunt… Identify the origin of the notion of the «alpha wolf». **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify · **To what, where:** origin This is exam question 2 of lesson 240 «Wolves and teamwork: family packs, the alpha myth and hunting together» 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/240-wolves-and-teamwork-family-packs-the-alpha-myth-and-hunting-together/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:240-wolves-and-teamwork-family-packs-the-alpha-myth-and-hunting-together:e2:1 # text = Identify the origin of the notion of the «alpha wolf». 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 origin origin NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 notion notion NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 9 « « PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 alpha alpha ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 wolf wolf NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 » » PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the origin of the notion of the alpha wolf | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent origin=Theme | 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} The scientific study of domestic dogs alone ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:240-wolves-and-teamwork-family-packs-the-alpha-myth-and-hunting-together:e2:o1:1 # text = The scientific study of domestic dogs alone 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 scientific scientific ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 study study NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 domestic domestic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 dogs dog NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ 7 alone alone ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **study** | | | domestic dogs | | | | | nom study «act transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Prolonged observation of wild wolf families in their natural habitat ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:240-wolves-and-teamwork-family-packs-the-alpha-myth-and-hunting-together:e2:o2:1 # text = Prolonged observation of wild wolf families in their natural habitat 1 Prolonged prolong VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 amod _ _ 2 observation observation NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 wild wild ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 5 wolf wolf NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 families family NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 9 natural natural ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 habitat habitat NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prolong** | participle | | | | | | | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **observe** | | | wild wolf families in families's natural habitat | | | | | nom observation «act transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} The behaviour of wolves upon the full moon ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:240-wolves-and-teamwork-family-packs-the-alpha-myth-and-hunting-together:e2:o3:1 # text = The behaviour of wolves upon the full moon 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 behaviour behaviour NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 wolves wolf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 5 upon upon ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 moon moon NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Observations of unrelated wolves confined together in captivity ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:240-wolves-and-teamwork-family-packs-the-alpha-myth-and-hunting-together:e2:o4:1 # text = Observations of unrelated wolves confined together in captivity 1 Observations observation NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 unrelated unrelated ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 wolves wolf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 nmod _ _ 5 confined confine VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 6 together together ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 captivity captivity NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **confine** | participle | | unrelated wolves *not said here* | | captivity | | together *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in captivity=Destination | | 2 | **observe** | | | unrelated wolves | | | | | nom observation «act transitive»: of=patient | **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. 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