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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the removal of dead members from an ant colony. Exam question 2 of lesson 330 «Unusual pets: stick insects, giant snails, ant farms and hermit crabs» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 2 · Unusual pets: stick insects, giant snails, ant farms and h…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the removal of dead members from an ant colony.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, remove · **To what, where:** response, removal, dead members

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 330 «Unusual pets: stick insects, giant snails, ant farms and hermit crabs» 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/330-unusual-pets-stick-insects-giant-snails-ant-farms-and-hermit-crabs/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:330-unusual-pets-stick-insects-giant-snails-ant-farms-and-hermit-crabs:e2:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the removal of dead members from an ant colony.
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	11	det	_	_
11	removal	removal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	colony	colony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 removal of dead members from a ant colony |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus removal=Experiencer |
| 4 | **remove** |  |  | dead members from a ant colony |  |  |  |  | nom removal «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Ants make no provision for their dead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:330-unusual-pets-stick-insects-giant-snails-ant-farms-and-hermit-crabs:e2:o1:1
# text = Ants make no provision for their dead
1	Ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	provision	provision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Ants | no provision |  |  |  | for Ants's dead | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent provision=Product for dead=Asset |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Dead ants emit a chemical signal that prompts others to remove them, thereby protecting the nest from disease

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:330-unusual-pets-stick-insects-giant-snails-ant-farms-and-hermit-crabs:e2:o2:1
# text = Dead ants emit a chemical signal that prompts others to remove them, thereby protecting the nest from disease
1	Dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	emit	emit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	signal	signal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	prompts	prompt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	remove	remove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	protecting	protect	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **emit** | present | Dead ants | a chemical signal |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source signal=Theme |
| 2 | **prompt** | present | a chemical signal | others |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **remove** | to-infinitive | a chemical signal *not said here* | others *= other* |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 4 | **protect** | gerund | Dead ants *not said here* | the nest |  |  |  | from disease; thereby *property* | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent nest=Beneficiary from disease=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The dead are removed solely because they are visibly motionless, ants recognising death by sight alone

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:330-unusual-pets-stick-insects-giant-snails-ant-farms-and-hermit-crabs:e2:o3:1
# text = The dead are removed solely because they are visibly motionless, ants recognising death by sight alone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	visibly	visibly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	motionless	motionless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
13	recognising	recognise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | present · passive |  | the dead |  |  |  | solely *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | they |  |  |  |  | ants *obl*; motionless, visibly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **recognise** | gerund | ants *not said here* | death |  |  |  | by sight; alone *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer death=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The dead are removed solely to provide food for the queen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:330-unusual-pets-stick-insects-giant-snails-ant-farms-and-hermit-crabs:e2:o4:1
# text = The dead are removed solely to provide food for the queen
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	provide	provide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | present · passive |  | the dead |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **provide** | to-infinitive |  | food |  |  |  | for the queen; solely *property* | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition food=Theme for queen=Beneficiary |

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