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description: Identify the principal service rendered by the honeybee to the cultivation of fruit. Exam question 1 of lesson 291 «Bees, worms and soil: the hidden helpers of our food» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's
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# Exam question 1 · Bees, worms and soil: the hidden helpers of our food

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Identify the principal service rendered by the honeybee to the cultivation of fruit.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, render, cultivate · **To what, where:** principal service, fruit

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 291 «Bees, worms and soil: the hidden helpers of our food» 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/291-bees-worms-and-soil-the-hidden-helpers-of-our-food/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:291-bees-worms-and-soil-the-hidden-helpers-of-our-food:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal service rendered by the honeybee to the cultivation of fruit.
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	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	rendered	render	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	honeybee	honeybee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cultivation	cultivation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal service |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent service=Theme |
| 2 | **render** | participle |  | the principal service *not said here* |  |  |  | by the honeybee to the cultivation of fruit | vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cultivate** |  |  | fruit |  |  |  |  | nom cultivation «act 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The transfer of pollen between flowers, permitting the formation of fruit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:291-bees-worms-and-soil-the-hidden-helpers-of-our-food:e1:o1:1
# text = The transfer of pollen between flowers, permitting the formation of fruit
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	transfer	transfer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	permitting	permit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	formation	formation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | gerund |  | the formation of fruit |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent formation=Theme |
| 2 | **transfer** |  |  | pollen between flowers |  |  |  |  | nom transfer «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The destruction of insects injurious to the leaves of fruit trees

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:291-bees-worms-and-soil-the-hidden-helpers-of-our-food:e1:o2:1
# text = The destruction of insects injurious to the leaves of fruit trees
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	destruction	destruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	injurious	injurious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **destroy** |  |  | insects |  |  |  |  | nom destruction «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The enrichment of the soil of orchards by means of honey and wax

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:291-bees-worms-and-soil-the-hidden-helpers-of-our-food:e1:o3:1
# text = The enrichment of the soil of orchards by means of honey and wax
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	enrichment	enrichment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	orchards	orchard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the enrichment of the soil of orchards |  |  |  |  | of honey and wax | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **enrich** |  |  | the soil of orchards |  |  |  |  | nom enrichment «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **soil** |  |  | orchards |  |  |  |  | nom soil «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The irrigation of blossoms by means of nectar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:291-bees-worms-and-soil-the-hidden-helpers-of-our-food:e1:o4:1
# text = The irrigation of blossoms by means of nectar
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	irrigation	irrigation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	blossoms	blossom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	nmod	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the irrigation of blossoms |  |  |  |  | of nectar | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **irrigate** |  |  | blossoms |  |  |  |  | nom irrigation «act transitive»: of=patient |

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