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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the keeping of guinea pigs in Switzerland? Exam question 3 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 op
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# Exam question 3 · Choosing a pet: the questions to ask first

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the keeping of guinea pigs in Switzerland?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, keep · **To what, where:** Switzerland

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the keeping of guinea pigs in Switzerland?
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	10	det	_	_
10	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	ccomp	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	guinea	guinea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Switzerland	Switzerland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	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 |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | gerund |  |  |  | Switzerland |  | of guinea pigs | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in switzerland=Location |

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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 {#o1}

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The law requires that a guinea pig be walked daily

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e3:o1:1
# text = The law requires that a guinea pig be walked daily
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	guinea	guinea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	walked	walk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
10	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present | the law |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 2 | **walk** | infinitive · passive |  | a guinea pig |  |  |  | daily *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The law prohibits the keeping of guinea pigs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e3:o2:1
# text = The law prohibits the keeping of guinea pigs
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	prohibits	prohibit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	ccomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	guinea	guinea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	pigs	pig	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** | present | the law |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **keep** | gerund | the law *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of guinea pigs | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The law requires that a guinea pig be kept alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e3:o3:1
# text = The law requires that a guinea pig be kept alone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	guinea	guinea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
10	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present | the law |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive · passive |  | a guinea pig |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The law requires that a guinea pig be kept with a companion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:325-choosing-a-pet-the-questions-to-ask-first:e3:o4:1
# text = The law requires that a guinea pig be kept with a companion
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	guinea	guinea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	companion	companion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present | the law |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive · passive |  | a guinea pig |  |  |  | with a companion | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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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