---
title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Animal builders: spiders' webs and silk · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the popular assertion that persons swallow spiders whilst asleep. Exam question 3 of lesson 244 «Animal builders: spiders' webs and silk» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk/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/) / [Animal builders: spiders' webs and silk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk/) / e3

# Exam question 3 · Animal builders: spiders' webs and silk

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the popular assertion that persons swallow spiders whilst asleep.

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, persons · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, swallow · **To what, where:** response, popular assertion

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 3 of lesson 244 «Animal builders: spiders' webs and silk» 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/244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the popular assertion that persons swallow spiders whilst asleep.
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	12	det	_	_
11	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	assertion	assertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obj	_	_
14	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	swallow	swallow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	advcl	_	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 popular assertion |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus assertion=Experiencer |
| 4 | **swallow** | present | persons | the popular assertion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
It has been confirmed by extensive scientific measurement

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk:e3:o1:1
# text = It has been confirmed by extensive scientific measurement
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	confirmed	confirm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	extensive	extensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	measurement	measurement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confirm** | present · perfect · passive | extensive scientific measurement | It |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is restricted to persons residing near forests

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk:e3:o2:1
# text = It is restricted to persons residing near forests
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	restricted	restrict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	residing	reside	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restrict** | present · passive |  | It | persons |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Patient to person=Goal |
| 2 | **reside** | gerund | persons *not said here* |  |  | forests |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near forest=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It occurs solely during the winter months

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk:e3:o3:1
# text = It occurs solely during the winter months
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	occurs	occur	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	during	during	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **occur** | present | It |  |  |  | month | solely *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No evidence supports it, and it was disseminated without proof

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk:e3:o4:1
# text = No evidence supports it, and it was disseminated without proof
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	supports	support	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	disseminated	disseminate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	proof	proof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **support** | present | no evidence | it |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 2 | **disseminate** | past · passive |  | evidence |  |  |  | without proof | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

<!-- 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: [Animal builders: spiders' webs and silk, exam 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk/e2/)
- next →: [Animal builders: spiders' webs and silk, exam 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk/e4/)
- ↑ back to [Animal builders: spiders' webs and silk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/244-animal-builders-spiders-webs-and-silk/)