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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Mammoths and the Ice Age giants: sabre… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the extinction of the woolly mammoth. Exam question 2 of lesson 272 «Mammoths and the Ice Age giants: sabre-tooths, ground sloths and woolly rhinos» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Exam question 2 · Mammoths and the Ice Age giants: sabre-tooths, ground slot…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the extinction of the woolly mammoth.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, extinguish · **To what, where:** response, extinction, woolly mammoth

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 272 «Mammoths and the Ice Age giants: sabre-tooths, ground sloths and woolly rhinos» 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/272-mammoths-and-the-ice-age-giants/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:272-mammoths-and-the-ice-age-giants:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the extinction of the woolly mammoth.
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	extinction	extinction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	woolly	woolly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	mammoth	mammoth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 extinction of the woolly mammoth |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus extinction=Experiencer |
| 4 | **extinguish** |  |  | the woolly mammoth |  |  |  |  | nom extinction «state 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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It is attributed to the impact of an asteroid at the close of the last glacial period

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:272-mammoths-and-the-ice-age-giants:e2:o1:1
# text = It is attributed to the impact of an asteroid at the close of the last glacial period
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	attributed	attribute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	impact	impact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	asteroid	asteroid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	glacial	glacial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attribute** | present · passive |  | It |  | the close of the last glacial period |  | to the impact of a asteroid | tree rules |
| 2 | **impact** |  |  | a asteroid |  |  |  |  | nom impact «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is attributed to predation by the last surviving dinosaurs of the northern regions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:272-mammoths-and-the-ice-age-giants:e2:o2:1
# text = It is attributed to predation by the last surviving dinosaurs of the northern regions
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	attributed	attribute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	predation	predation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	surviving	survive	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	regions	region	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attribute** | present · passive | the last surviving dinosaurs of the northern regions | It |  |  |  | to predation | tree rules |
| 2 | **survive** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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It is generally attributed to a warming climate in combination with human hunting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:272-mammoths-and-the-ice-age-giants:e2:o3:1
# text = It is generally attributed to a warming climate in combination with human hunting
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	generally	generally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	attributed	attribute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	warming	warm	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	climate	climate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	combination	combination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attribute** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | to a warming climate in combination; with human hunting; generally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **warm** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The species is understood to survive at the present day in the remote north

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:272-mammoths-and-the-ice-age-giants:e2:o4:1
# text = The species is understood to survive at the present day in the remote north
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	understood	understand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	survive	survive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	remote	remote	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **understand** | present · passive |  | the species |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **survive** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the remote north | day |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in north=Location |

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