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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The microscopic world: bacteria, good… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the discovery made by Alexander Fleming in 1928. Exam question 2 of lesson 257 «The microscopic world: bacteria, good and bad» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Exam question 2 · The microscopic world: bacteria, good and bad

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the discovery made by Alexander Fleming in 1928.

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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, make · **To what, where:** response, discovery, 1928

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 257 «The microscopic world: bacteria, good and bad» 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/257-the-microscopic-world-bacteria-good-and-bad/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:257-the-microscopic-world-bacteria-good-and-bad:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the discovery made by Alexander Fleming in 1928.
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	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Alexander	Alexander	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl:agent	_	_
15	Fleming	Fleming	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	flat	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	1928	1928	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 discovery |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus discovery=Experiencer |
| 4 | **make** | participle |  | the discovery *not said here* |  | 1928 |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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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A mould upon a culture dish was observed to have destroyed the surrounding bacteria

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:257-the-microscopic-world-bacteria-good-and-bad:e2:o1:1
# text = A mould upon a culture dish was observed to have destroyed the surrounding bacteria
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mould	mould	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux	_	_
11	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	xcomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	surrounding	surround	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	amod	_	_
14	bacteria	bacteria	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | past · passive |  | a mould upon a culture dish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **destroy** | to-infinitive · perfect |  | the surrounding bacteria |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bacteria=Patient |
| 3 | **surround** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Handwashing was demonstrated to prevent illness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:257-the-microscopic-world-bacteria-good-and-bad:e2:o2:1
# text = Handwashing was demonstrated to prevent illness
1	Handwashing	handwashing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	demonstrated	demonstrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demonstrate** | past · passive |  | Handwashing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **prevent** | to-infinitive |  | illness |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer illness=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The first vaccine was prepared from cowpox

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:257-the-microscopic-world-bacteria-good-and-bad:e2:o3:1
# text = The first vaccine was prepared from cowpox
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	vaccine	vaccine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	prepared	prepare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cowpox	cowpox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prepare** | past · passive |  | the first vaccine |  | cowpox |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product from cowpox=Material |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Bacteria were observed for the first time through a microscope

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:257-the-microscopic-world-bacteria-good-and-bad:e2:o4:1
# text = Bacteria were observed for the first time through a microscope
1	Bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	through	through	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	microscope	microscope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | past · passive |  | Bacteria |  | a microscope | time |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |

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