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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the appropriate response upon finding a grounded bat in daylight? Exam question 3 of lesson 315 «Bats near home: pipistrelles, noctules, bat boxes and why never to pick one up» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the de
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# Exam question 3 · Bats near home: pipistrelles, noctules, bat boxes and why…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the appropriate response upon finding a grounded bat in daylight?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** appropriate response · **What happens:** follow, characteris, find, ground · **To what, where:** appropriate response, grounded bat, daylight

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 315 «Bats near home: pipistrelles, noctules, bat boxes and why never to pick one up» 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/315-bats-near-home-pipistrelles-noctules-bat-boxes-and-why-never-to-pick-one-up/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:315-bats-near-home-pipistrelles-noctules-bat-boxes-and-why-never-to-pick-one-up:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the appropriate response upon finding a grounded bat in daylight?
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	11	det	_	_
10	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	finding	find	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	grounded	ground	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	daylight	daylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 appropriate response |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **find** | gerund | the appropriate response *not said here* | a grounded bat |  | daylight |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bat=Topic |
| 4 | **ground** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 bat should not be handled with bare hands, and an adult should contact a bat helpline or veterinary surgeon

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:315-bats-near-home-pipistrelles-noctules-bat-boxes-and-why-never-to-pick-one-up:e3:o1:1
# text = The bat should not be handled with bare hands, and an adult should contact a bat helpline or veterinary surgeon
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	handled	handle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	contact	contact	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	helpline	helpline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	veterinary	veterinary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	surgeon	surgeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **handle** | should · passive |  | the bat |  |  |  | with bare hands | vn confront-98 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Theme with hand=Instrument |
| 2 | **contact** | should | a adult | a bat helpline or veterinary surgeon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The bat should be fed milk and kept as a pet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:315-bats-near-home-pipistrelles-noctules-bat-boxes-and-why-never-to-pick-one-up:e3:o2:1
# text = The bat should be fed milk and kept as a pet
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | should · passive |  | the bat |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient milk=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | as a pet | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The bat should be left exposed to the sun until it recovers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:315-bats-near-home-pipistrelles-noctules-bat-boxes-and-why-never-to-pick-one-up:e3:o3:1
# text = The bat should be left exposed to the sun until it recovers
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	exposed	expose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	recovers	recover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | should · passive |  | the bat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **expose** | participle | the bat *not said here* |  | the sun |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to sun=Recipient |
| 3 | **recover** | present | bat |  |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The bat should be lifted by hand and released from a height

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:315-bats-near-home-pipistrelles-noctules-bat-boxes-and-why-never-to-pick-one-up:e3:o4:1
# text = The bat should be lifted by hand and released from a height
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	lifted	lift	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | should · passive | hand | the bat |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **release** | participle | hand *not said here* |  |  | a height |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer |

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