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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Choosing a pet: the questions to ask f… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning allergy to domestic animals. Exam question 2 of lesson 325 «Choosing a pet: the questions to ask first» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Exam question 2 · Choosing a pet: the questions to ask first

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning allergy to domestic animals.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, allergy

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 325 «Choosing a pet: the questions to ask first» 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/325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning allergy to domestic animals.
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	allergy	allergy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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* | allergy |  |  |  | to domestic animals | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus allergy=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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It is caused principally by the food and treats which the animal consumes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e2:o1:1
# text = It is caused principally by the food and treats which the animal consumes
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	principally	principally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	treats	treat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	consumes	consume	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | by the food; principally *property* | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **treat** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **consume** | present | the animal |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is prevented entirely by the selection of a short-haired breed of animal

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e2:o2:1
# text = It is prevented entirely by the selection of a short-haired breed of animal
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	prevented	prevent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	selection	selection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	haired	haired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	breed	breed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prevent** | present · passive | the selection of a short haired breed of animal | It |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Theme |
| 2 | **select** |  |  | a short haired breed of animal |  |  |  |  | nom selection «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is caused chiefly by the leather collar worn about the animal's neck

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e2:o3:1
# text = It is caused chiefly by the leather collar worn about the animal's neck
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	chiefly	chiefly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	collar	collar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  | by the leather collar; chiefly *property* | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **wear** | participle |  | the leather collar *not said here* |  |  |  | about the animal's neck | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It arises from skin and saliva, and no breed is entirely free of it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e2:o4:1
# text = It arises from skin and saliva, and no breed is entirely free of it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arises	arise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	saliva	saliva	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	breed	breed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | present | It |  |  | skin and saliva |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | no breed |  |  |  |  | of saliva; entirely, free *property* | tree rules |

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**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.

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