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title: Ascertain the anatomical composition of the furcula, commonly termed… — Feathered dinosaurs: from Archaeoptery… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the anatomical composition of the furcula, commonly termed the wishbone. Exam question 3 of lesson 269 «Feathered dinosaurs: from Archaeopteryx to the chicken on your plate» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Exam question 3 · Feathered dinosaurs: from Archaeopteryx to the chicken on…

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Ascertain the anatomical composition of the furcula, commonly termed the wishbone.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, term · **To what, where:** anatomical composition, wishbone

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 269 «Feathered dinosaurs: from Archaeopteryx to the chicken on your plate» 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/269-feathered-dinosaurs-archaeopteryx-to-chicken/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:269-feathered-dinosaurs-archaeopteryx-to-chicken:e3:1
# text = Ascertain the anatomical composition of the furcula, commonly termed the wishbone.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	anatomical	anatomical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	composition	composition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	furcula	furcula	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	commonly	commonly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	termed	term	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	wishbone	wishbone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	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 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the anatomical composition of the furcula |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent composition=Topic |
| 2 | **term** | past | you *not said here* | the wishbone |  |  |  | commonly *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wishbone=Theme |

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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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Two collarbones fused together

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:269-feathered-dinosaurs-archaeopteryx-to-chicken:e3:o1:1
# text = Two collarbones fused together
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	collarbones	collarbone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	fused	fuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fuse** | participle |  | Two collarbones *not said here* |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A single rib detached from the chest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:269-feathered-dinosaurs-archaeopteryx-to-chicken:e3:o2:1
# text = A single rib detached from the chest
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rib	rib	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	detached	detach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detach** | participle |  | a single rib *not said here* |  |  |  | from the chest | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent from chest=Co-Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A bone of the foot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:269-feathered-dinosaurs-archaeopteryx-to-chicken:e3:o3:1
# text = A bone of the foot
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A fragment of the skull

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:269-feathered-dinosaurs-archaeopteryx-to-chicken:e3:o4:1
# text = A fragment of the skull
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fragment	fragment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	skull	skull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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