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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Plants we eat: roots, stems, leaves, f… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the bursting of the popcorn kernel. Exam question 3 of lesson 288 «Plants we eat: roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Exam question 3 · Plants we eat: roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and s…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the bursting of the popcorn kernel.

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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 · **To what, where:** response, bursting

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 288 «Plants we eat: roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds» 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/288-plants-we-eat-roots-stems-leaves-flowers-fruits-and-seeds/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:288-plants-we-eat-roots-stems-leaves-flowers-fruits-and-seeds:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the bursting of the popcorn kernel.
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	bursting	bursting	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	popcorn	popcorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	kernel	kernel	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 bursting of the popcorn kernel |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus bursting=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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Air is drawn into the kernel by the oil

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:288-plants-we-eat-roots-stems-leaves-flowers-fruits-and-seeds:e3:o1:1
# text = Air is drawn into the kernel by the oil
1	Air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kernel	kernel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | present · passive |  | Air |  |  |  | into the kernel *result*; by the oil | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Patient into kernel=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The seed germinates instantaneously

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:288-plants-we-eat-roots-stems-leaves-flowers-fruits-and-seeds:e3:o2:1
# text = The seed germinates instantaneously
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	germinates	germinate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	instantaneously	instantaneously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **germinate** | present | the seed |  |  |  |  | instantaneously *property* | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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

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Water within the kernel is converted into steam, which ruptures the shell

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:288-plants-we-eat-roots-stems-leaves-flowers-fruits-and-seeds:e3:o3:1
# text = Water within the kernel is converted into steam, which ruptures the shell
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	within	within	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kernel	kernel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	converted	convert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	ruptures	rupture	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convert** | present · passive |  | Water within the kernel |  |  |  | into steam *result* | vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into steam=Result |
| 2 | **rupture** | present | steam | the shell |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shell=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The shell dissolves upon heating

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:288-plants-we-eat-roots-stems-leaves-flowers-fruits-and-seeds:e3:o4:1
# text = The shell dissolves upon heating
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dissolves	dissolve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	heating	heating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dissolve** | present | the shell |  |  |  |  | upon heating | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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