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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The asteroid: the day the dinosaurs di… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the significance of iridium in the boundary clay. Exam question 2 of lesson 271 «The asteroid: the day the dinosaurs died and who survived» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Exam question 2 · The asteroid: the day the dinosaurs died and who survived

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the significance of iridium in the boundary clay.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, significance

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 271 «The asteroid: the day the dinosaurs died and who survived» 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/271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the significance of iridium in the boundary clay.
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	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	iridium	iridium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	boundary	boundary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	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 significance of iridium in the boundary clay |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus significance=Experiencer |

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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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It demonstrates that the dinosaurs perished by a disease which left this metal within their bones and the soil

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:e2:o1:1
# text = It demonstrates that the dinosaurs perished by a disease which left this metal within their bones and the soil
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	demonstrates	demonstrate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	perished	perish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	within	within	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demonstrate** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic |
| 2 | **perish** | participle · passive | a disease and the soil | the dinosaurs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **leave** | past | a disease and the soil | this metal |  |  |  | within dinosaurs's bones | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent metal=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a substance found exclusively within volcanoes and therefore proves a volcanic cause of extinction

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:e2:o2:1
# text = It is a substance found exclusively within volcanoes and therefore proves a volcanic cause of extinction
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	proves	prove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	volcanic	volcanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	extinction	extinction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a substance |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | participle |  | a substance *not said here* |  |  |  | within volcanoes; exclusively *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **prove** | present |  | a volcanic cause of extinction |  |  |  | therefore *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cause=Theme |
| 4 | **cause** |  |  | extinction |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It was deposited by the dinosaurs themselves over many millions of years before their final extinction

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:e2:o3:1
# text = It was deposited by the dinosaurs themselves over many millions of years before their final extinction
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	deposited	deposit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obl	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	before	before	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	extinction	extinction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deposit** | past · passive | the dinosaurs | It |  | many millions of years | before millions's final extinction | dinosaurs *= dinosaur* *obl* | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme over million=Destination |
| 2 | **extinguish** |  | millions *= million* |  |  |  |  |  | nom extinction «state transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Its abundance indicates an extraterrestrial origin, the element being rare on Earth but common in asteroids

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:271-the-asteroid-the-day-the-dinosaurs-died:e2:o4:1
# text = Its abundance indicates an extraterrestrial origin, the element being rare on Earth but common in asteroids
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	abundance	abundance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	indicates	indicate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	extraterrestrial	extraterrestrial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	origin	origin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	element	element	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
11	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	asteroids	asteroid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | Its abundance | a extraterrestrial origin |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot origin=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | the element |  |  | Earth |  | rare *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the element *not said here* |  |  | asteroids |  |  | tree rules |

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