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description: Ascertain the reason for which the hazel dormouse accumulates considerable fat during the autumn. Exam question 4 of lesson 317 «Rodents of every kind: squirrels, marmots, prairie dogs, porcupines, chinchillas and dormice» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 4 · Rodents of every kind: squirrels, marmots, prairie dogs, p…

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Ascertain the reason for which the hazel dormouse accumulates considerable fat during the autumn.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, hazel dormouse · **What happens:** ascertain, accumulate · **To what, where:** reason, considerable fat

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 317 «Rodents of every kind: squirrels, marmots, prairie dogs, porcupines, chinchillas and dormice» 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/317-rodents-of-every-kind-squirrels-marmots-prairie-dogs-porcupines-chinchillas-and-dormice/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:317-rodents-of-every-kind-squirrels-marmots-prairie-dogs-porcupines-chinchillas-and-dormice:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the reason for which the hazel dormouse accumulates considerable fat during the autumn.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	hazel	hazel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	dormouse	dormouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	accumulates	accumulate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl	_	_
10	considerable	considerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	during	during	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 2 | **accumulate** | present | the hazel dormouse | considerable fat |  |  | autumn | for the reason | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent fat=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 {#o1}

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It is an indication of disease

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:317-rodents-of-every-kind-squirrels-marmots-prairie-dogs-porcupines-chinchillas-and-dormice:e4:o1:1
# text = It is an indication of disease
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	indication	indication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a indication |  |  |  | of disease | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It permits the animal to float upon water during its long autumn migration across the sea

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:317-rodents-of-every-kind-squirrels-marmots-prairie-dogs-porcupines-chinchillas-and-dormice:e4:o2:1
# text = It permits the animal to float upon water during its long autumn migration across the sea
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	permits	permit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	float	float	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	during	during	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	migration	migration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
14	across	across	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **permit** | present | It | the animal |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |
| 2 | **float** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the sea | during water's long autumn migration | upon water | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme upon water=Source across sea=Trajectory |
| 3 | **migrate** |  | water |  |  |  |  |  | nom migration «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It sustains the animal through hibernation lasting up to approximately six months

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:317-rodents-of-every-kind-squirrels-marmots-prairie-dogs-porcupines-chinchillas-and-dormice:e4:o3:1
# text = It sustains the animal through hibernation lasting up to approximately six months
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sustains	sustain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hibernation	hibernation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	lasting	last	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sustain** | present | It | the animal |  |  |  | through hibernation | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent animal=Theme through hibernation=Instrument |
| 2 | **last up** | gerund | hibernation *not said here* |  |  |  | month |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It serves as a store of heat for its young in summer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:317-rodents-of-every-kind-squirrels-marmots-prairie-dogs-porcupines-chinchillas-and-dormice:e4:o4:1
# text = It serves as a store of heat for its young in summer
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	serves	serve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	store	store	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	young	young	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | It |  |  |  | summer | as a store of heat; for heat's young | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as store=Attribute |

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