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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the dentition of the hadrosaurs? Exam question 4 of lesson 267 «Horns, frills, plates and clubs: Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Ankylosaurus and the duck-bills» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Exam question 4 · Horns, frills, plates and clubs: Triceratops, Stegosaurus,…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the dentition of the hadrosaurs?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** dentition

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 267 «Horns, frills, plates and clubs: Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Ankylosaurus and the duck-bills» 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/267-horns-frills-plates-and-clubs/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:267-horns-frills-plates-and-clubs:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the dentition of the hadrosaurs?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dentition	dentition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hadrosaurs	hadrosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the dentition of the hadrosaurs |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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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They were entirely without teeth and swallowed vegetation whole without processing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:267-horns-frills-plates-and-clubs:e4:o1:1
# text = They were entirely without teeth and swallowed vegetation whole without processing
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	without	without	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	swallowed	swallow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	vegetation	vegetation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	processing	process	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | They |  |  |  |  | without teeth; entirely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **swallow** | past | They *not said here* | vegetation |  |  |  |  | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vegetation=Patient |
| 3 | **process** | gerund | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They possessed teeth adapted solely to the tearing of flesh from carcasses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:267-horns-frills-plates-and-clubs:e4:o2:1
# text = They possessed teeth adapted solely to the tearing of flesh from carcasses
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	possessed	possess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	adapted	adapt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tearing	tearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	carcasses	carcass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | past | They | teeth |  | carcasses |  | to the tearing of flesh | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot tooth=Theme |
| 2 | **adapt** | participle |  | teeth *not said here* |  |  |  | solely *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tear** |  | flesh |  |  |  |  |  | nom tearing «process intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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They possessed hundreds of closely packed teeth adapted to the grinding of plants

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:267-horns-frills-plates-and-clubs:e4:o3:1
# text = They possessed hundreds of closely packed teeth adapted to the grinding of plants
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	possessed	possess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	packed	pack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	adapted	adapt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	grinding	grinding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | past | They | hundreds of packed teeth |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot hundred=Theme |
| 2 | **pack** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | closely *property* | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **adapt** | participle |  | packed teeth *not said here* |  |  |  | to the grinding of plants *goal* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent to grinding=Goal |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They possessed a single pair of tusks employed in the uprooting of plants

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:267-horns-frills-plates-and-clubs:e4:o4:1
# text = They possessed a single pair of tusks employed in the uprooting of plants
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	possessed	possess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tusks	tusk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	uprooting	uprooting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | past | They | a single pair of tusks |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot pair=Theme |
| 2 | **employ** | participle |  | tusks *not said here* |  | the uprooting of plants |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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