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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the dawn redwood. Exam question 3 of lesson 253 «Plants deeper: the oldest, tallest and strangest trees» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Exam question 3 · Plants deeper: the oldest, tallest and strangest trees

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the dawn redwood.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, dawn redwood

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 253 «Plants deeper: the oldest, tallest and strangest trees» 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/253-plants-deeper-the-oldest-tallest-and-strangest-trees/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:253-plants-deeper-the-oldest-tallest-and-strangest-trees:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the dawn redwood.
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	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	redwood	redwood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 dawn redwood |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus redwood=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It was known solely from fossils until living specimens were discovered in China in the 1940s

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:253-plants-deeper-the-oldest-tallest-and-strangest-trees:e3:o1:1
# text = It was known solely from fossils until living specimens were discovered in China in the 1940s
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	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fossils	fossil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	specimens	specimen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	1940s	1940	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past · passive |  | It |  | fossils |  | solely *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **discover** | past · passive |  | living specimens |  | China |  | in the 1940s | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is the tallest tree presently living

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:253-plants-deeper-the-oldest-tallest-and-strangest-trees:e3:o2:1
# text = It is the tallest tree presently living
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tallest	tall	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	presently	presently	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the tallest tree |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | gerund | the tallest tree *not said here* |  |  |  |  | presently *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It was first planted by gardeners in the 1990s

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:253-plants-deeper-the-oldest-tallest-and-strangest-trees:e3:o3:1
# text = It was first planted by gardeners in the 1990s
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	_
4	planted	plant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	gardeners	gardener	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	1990s	1990s	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | past · passive | gardeners | It |  | the 1990s |  | first *property* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme in 1990s=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It has never been discovered in a living state, being known to science only from fossils in rocks

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:253-plants-deeper-the-oldest-tallest-and-strangest-trees:e3:o4:1
# text = It has never been discovered in a living state, being known to science only from fossils in rocks
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	only	only	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	fossils	fossil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **discover** | present · perfect · passive |  | It |  | a living state |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **know** | gerund · passive |  |  |  | fossils |  | to science; in rocks | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V» |

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**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.

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