---
title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Wolves in Yellowstone, beavers in Brit… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the structure of a wild wolf pack? Exam question 4 of lesson 283 «Wolves in Yellowstone, beavers in Britain and bringing nature back» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/283-wolves-in-yellowstone-beavers-in-britain-and-bringing-nature-back/e4/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Wolves in Yellowstone, beavers in Brit…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/283-wolves-in-yellowstone-beavers-in-britain-and-bringing-nature-back/) / e4

# Exam question 4 · Wolves in Yellowstone, beavers in Britain and bringing nat…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the structure of a wild wolf pack?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** structure

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 4 of lesson 283 «Wolves in Yellowstone, beavers in Britain and bringing nature back» 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/283-wolves-in-yellowstone-beavers-in-britain-and-bringing-nature-back/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:283-wolves-in-yellowstone-beavers-in-britain-and-bringing-nature-back:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the structure of a wild wolf pack?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	structure	structure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the structure of a wild wolf pack |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A family led by the parents

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:283-wolves-in-yellowstone-beavers-in-britain-and-bringing-nature-back:e4:o1:1
# text = A family led by the parents
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	led	lead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | participle |  | a family *not said here* |  |  |  | by the parents | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by parent=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A group composed exclusively of male wolves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:283-wolves-in-yellowstone-beavers-in-britain-and-bringing-nature-back:e4:o2:1
# text = A group composed exclusively of male wolves
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compose** | participle |  | a group *not said here* |  |  |  | of male wolves; exclusively *property* | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A temporary gathering for the duration of winter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:283-wolves-in-yellowstone-beavers-in-britain-and-bringing-nature-back:e4:o3:1
# text = A temporary gathering for the duration of winter
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	temporary	temporary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	gathering	gathering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	duration	duration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An assembly of unrelated wolves under a single dominant male

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:283-wolves-in-yellowstone-beavers-in-britain-and-bringing-nature-back:e4:o4:1
# text = An assembly of unrelated wolves under a single dominant male
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	unrelated	unrelated	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	dominant	dominant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	male	male	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Wolves in Yellowstone, beavers in Brit…, exam 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/283-wolves-in-yellowstone-beavers-in-britain-and-bringing-nature-back/e3/)
- next →: [Conservation heroes: Attenborough, Goo…, test 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/284-conservation-heroes-attenborough-goodall-carson-maathai-and-the-rangers/t1/)
- ↑ back to [Wolves in Yellowstone, beavers in Britain and bringing nature back](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/283-wolves-in-yellowstone-beavers-in-britain-and-bringing-nature-back/)