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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the eye colour of newborn kittens. Exam question 2 of lesson 327 «A kitten at home: litter trays, scratching posts and play» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Exam question 2 · A kitten at home: litter trays, scratching posts and play

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the eye colour of newborn kittens.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, eye colour

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 327 «A kitten at home: litter trays, scratching posts and play» 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/327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the eye colour of newborn kittens.
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	newborn	newborn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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* | the eye colour of newborn kittens |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus colour=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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Kittens are born with their eyes open and brown

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:e2:o1:1
# text = Kittens are born with their eyes open and brown
1	Kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | present · passive |  | Kittens |  |  |  | with Kittens's eyes; open *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Kittens possess green eyes at birth which become blue

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:e2:o2:1
# text = Kittens possess green eyes at birth which become blue
1	Kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	possess	possess	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | Kittens | green eyes |  | birth |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot eye=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | present |  |  |  |  |  | blue *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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

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All kittens possess blue eyes initially, and the definitive colour appears from approximately six to seven weeks

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:e2:o3:1
# text = All kittens possess blue eyes initially, and the definitive colour appears from approximately six to seven weeks
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	possess	possess	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	initially	initially	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	definitive	definitive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
14	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nmod	_	_
18	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | all kittens | blue eyes |  |  |  | initially *property* | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot eye=Theme |
| 2 | **appear** | present | the definitive colour |  |  |  | week |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The eye colour of a kitten never alters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:327-a-kitten-at-home-litter-trays-scratching-posts-and-play:e2:o4:1
# text = The eye colour of a kitten never alters
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	alters	alter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **alter** | present | the eye colour of a kitten |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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