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title: Identify the classification of the pterosaurs as presently accepted. — Not dinosaurs at all: pterosaurs, ples… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the classification of the pterosaurs as presently accepted. Exam question 1 of lesson 270 «Not dinosaurs at all: pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs and Mary Anning» 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 1 · Not dinosaurs at all: pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs a…

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Identify the classification of the pterosaurs as presently accepted.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, accept, classify · **To what, where:** classification, pterosaurs

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 270 «Not dinosaurs at all: pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs and Mary Anning» 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/270-not-dinosaurs-pterosaurs-plesiosaurs-mosasaurs-mary-anning/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:270-not-dinosaurs-pterosaurs-plesiosaurs-mosasaurs-mary-anning:e1:1
# text = Identify the classification of the pterosaurs as presently accepted.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	classification	classification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pterosaurs	pterosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	as	as	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	presently	presently	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	accepted	accept	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the classification of the pterosaurs |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent classification=Theme |
| 2 | **accept** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | presently *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **classify** |  |  | the pterosaurs |  |  |  |  | nom classification «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Dinosaurs adapted to flight, and the direct ancestors of all birds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:270-not-dinosaurs-pterosaurs-plesiosaurs-mosasaurs-mary-anning:e1:o1:1
# text = Dinosaurs adapted to flight, and the direct ancestors of all birds
1	Dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	adapted	adapt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	direct	direct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ancestors	ancestor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	appos	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adapt** | participle |  | Dinosaurs *not said here* |  |  |  | to flight *goal* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent to flight=Goal |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Flying reptiles closely related to, but distinct from, the dinosaurs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:270-not-dinosaurs-pterosaurs-plesiosaurs-mosasaurs-mary-anning:e1:o2:1
# text = Flying reptiles closely related to, but distinct from, the dinosaurs
1	Flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	reptiles	reptile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Early mammals resembling bats, with wings of skin and fur

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:270-not-dinosaurs-pterosaurs-plesiosaurs-mosasaurs-mary-anning:e1:o3:1
# text = Early mammals resembling bats, with wings of skin and fur
1	Early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	mammals	mammal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	resembling	resemble	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resemble** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Primitive birds possessing feathers, teeth and clawed wings

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:270-not-dinosaurs-pterosaurs-plesiosaurs-mosasaurs-mary-anning:e1:o4:1
# text = Primitive birds possessing feathers, teeth and clawed wings
1	Primitive	primitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	possessing	possess	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc	_	_
8	clawed	claw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **claw** | past | Primitive birds and possessing feathers and teeth | wings |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient |

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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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