---
title: Identify the principal reason for which the provision of an aperture… — What a child can do for nature · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for which the provision of an aperture at the base of a garden fence is recommended. Exam question 1 of lesson 285 «What a child can do for nature» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/e1/)

<!-- 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/) / [What a child can do for nature](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/) / e1

# Exam question 1 · What a child can do for nature

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Identify the principal reason for which the provision of an aperture at the base of a garden fence is recommended.

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, aperture · **What happens:** identify, recommend, provide · **To what, where:** principal reason, provision

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 1 of lesson 285 «What a child can do for nature» 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/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which the provision of an aperture at the base of a garden fence is recommended.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	provision	provision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	aperture	aperture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	base	base	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	recommended	recommend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **recommend** | present · passive |  | the provision of a aperture at the base of a garden fence |  |  |  | for the principal reason | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for which=Attribute |
| 3 | **provide** |  | a aperture at the base of a garden fence |  |  |  |  |  | nom provision «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

<!-- .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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To facilitate the entry of domestic cats

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature:e1:o1:1
# text = To facilitate the entry of domestic cats
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	facilitate	facilitate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **facilitate** | to-infinitive |  | the entry of domestic cats |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **enter** |  |  | domestic cats |  |  |  |  | nom entry «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To deter foxes from the property

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature:e1:o2:1
# text = To deter foxes from the property
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	deter	deter	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deter** | to-infinitive |  |  | foxes | the property |  |  | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP PP.eventuality»: agent=Causer fox=Beneficiary from property=Eventuality |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To permit the passage of hedgehogs between adjoining gardens in search of food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature:e1:o3:1
# text = To permit the passage of hedgehogs between adjoining gardens in search of food
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	permit	permit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hedgehogs	hedgehog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	adjoining	adjoin	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | to-infinitive |  | the passage of hedgehogs between adjoining gardens |  | search of food |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent passage=Theme in search=Location |
| 2 | **adjoin** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **pass** |  | hedgehogs between adjoining gardens |  |  |  |  |  | nom passage «act intransitive»: of=agent |
| 4 | **search** |  |  | food |  |  |  |  | nom search «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To permit the drainage of rainwater from the lawn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature:e1:o4:1
# text = To permit the drainage of rainwater from the lawn
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	permit	permit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	drainage	drainage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	rainwater	rainwater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lawn	lawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | to-infinitive |  | the drainage of rainwater |  | the lawn |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drainage=Theme |
| 2 | **drain** |  | rainwater |  |  |  |  |  | nom drainage «act intransitive»: of=agent |

<!-- 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: [What a child can do for nature, test 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/t11/)
- next →: [What a child can do for nature, exam 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/e2/)
- ↑ back to [What a child can do for nature](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/285-what-a-child-can-do-for-nature/)