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description: Ascertain the reason for which the designation Oviraptor, signifying «egg thief», is regarded as inaccurate. Exam question 3 of lesson 268 «Raptors: the real Velociraptor, claws, feathers and film mistakes» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Exam question 3 · Raptors: the real Velociraptor, claws, feathers and film m…

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Ascertain the reason for which the designation Oviraptor, signifying «egg thief», is regarded as inaccurate.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Oviraptor · **What happens:** ascertain, signify, regard · **To what, where:** reason, egg thief, Oviraptor

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 268 «Raptors: the real Velociraptor, claws, feathers and film mistakes» 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/268-raptors-the-real-velociraptor/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:268-raptors-the-real-velociraptor:e3:1
# text = Ascertain the reason for which the designation Oviraptor, signifying «egg thief», is regarded as inaccurate.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	designation	designation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:desc	_	_
8	Oviraptor	Oviraptor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	signifying	signify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	regarded	regard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	inaccurate	inaccurate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 2 | **signify** | gerund | the Oviraptor  designation *not said here* | egg thief |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot thief=Theme |
| 3 | **regard** | present · passive |  | the Oviraptor  designation |  |  |  | for the reason; as inaccurate | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for which=Attribute |

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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 animal was shown to have fed solely upon leaves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:268-raptors-the-real-velociraptor:e3:o1:1
# text = The animal was shown to have fed solely upon leaves
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux	_	_
7	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	xcomp	_	_
8	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past · passive |  | the animal |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **feed** | to-infinitive · perfect |  |  |  |  |  | upon leaves; solely *property* | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The animal was shown to be aquatic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:268-raptors-the-real-velociraptor:e3:o2:1
# text = The animal was shown to be aquatic
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	aquatic	aquatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past · passive |  | the animal |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | aquatic *property* | tree rules |

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

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The animal was subsequently shown to be brooding its own eggs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:268-raptors-the-real-velociraptor:e3:o3:1
# text = The animal was subsequently shown to be brooding its own eggs
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux	_	_
8	brooding	brood	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past · passive |  | the animal |  |  |  | subsequently *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **brood** | to-infinitive · progressive |  | animal's own eggs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The animal was shown never to have laid eggs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:268-raptors-the-real-velociraptor:e3:o4:1
# text = The animal was shown never to have laid eggs
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux	_	_
8	laid	lay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past · passive |  | the animal |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient egg=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **lay** | to-infinitive · perfect |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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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