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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Plants deeper: leaves and sunlight, ho… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the colouration of deciduous leaves in autumn. Exam question 2 of lesson 251 «Plants deeper: leaves and sunlight, how a tree is made of air» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Exam question 2 · Plants deeper: leaves and sunlight, how a tree is made of…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the colouration of deciduous leaves in autumn.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, colouration

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 251 «Plants deeper: leaves and sunlight, how a tree is made of air» 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/251-plants-deeper-leaves-and-sunlight-how-a-tree-is-made-of-air/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:251-plants-deeper-leaves-and-sunlight-how-a-tree-is-made-of-air:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the colouration of deciduous leaves in autumn.
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	colouration	colouration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	deciduous	deciduous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 colouration of deciduous leaves in autumn |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus colouration=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

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The colouration is produced by solar scorching of the leaf during the shortening days of autumn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:251-plants-deeper-leaves-and-sunlight-how-a-tree-is-made-of-air:e2:o1:1
# text = The colouration is produced by solar scorching of the leaf during the shortening days of autumn
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	colouration	colouration	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	produced	produce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	solar	solar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	scorching	scorching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	during	during	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	shortening	shortening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | present · passive | solar scorching of the leaf | the colouration |  |  | day |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Yellow and orange pigments, present throughout, are revealed when chlorophyll is withdrawn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:251-plants-deeper-leaves-and-sunlight-how-a-tree-is-made-of-air:e2:o2:1
# text = Yellow and orange pigments, present throughout, are revealed when chlorophyll is withdrawn
1	Yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	pigments	pigment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
7	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	revealed	reveal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
12	chlorophyll	chlorophyll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	withdrawn	withdraw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reveal** | present · passive |  | Yellow pigments |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **withdraw** | present · passive |  | chlorophyll |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yellow pigment is manufactured afresh in response to frost

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:251-plants-deeper-leaves-and-sunlight-how-a-tree-is-made-of-air:e2:o3:1
# text = Yellow pigment is manufactured afresh in response to frost
1	Yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pigment	pigment	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	manufactured	manufacture	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	afresh	afresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	frost	frost	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **manufacture** | present · passive |  | Yellow pigment |  | response |  | afresh *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **frost** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The colouration results from rust deposited by rainfall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:251-plants-deeper-leaves-and-sunlight-how-a-tree-is-made-of-air:e2:o4:1
# text = The colouration results from rust deposited by rainfall
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	colouration	colouration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rust	rust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	deposited	deposit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	rainfall	rainfall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deposit** | participle |  | the colouration results from rust *not said here* |  |  |  | by rainfall | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by rainfall=Destination |

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