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description: Ascertain the consequence of the excessive capture of cod in the vicinity of Newfoundland. Exam question 3 of lesson 343 «Where meat and fish come from, told honestly» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Exam question 3 · Where meat and fish come from, told honestly

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ascertain the consequence of the excessive capture of cod in the vicinity of Newfoundland.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain, capture · **To what, where:** consequence, cod

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 343 «Where meat and fish come from, told honestly» 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/343-where-meat-and-fish-come-from-told-honestly/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:343-where-meat-and-fish-come-from-told-honestly:e3:1
# text = Ascertain the consequence of the excessive capture of cod in the vicinity of Newfoundland.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	excessive	excessive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	capture	capture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	cod	cod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	vicinity	vicinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Newfoundland	Newfoundland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	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 consequence of the excessive capture of cod in the vicinity of Newfoundland |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Topic |
| 2 | **capture** |  |  | cod in the vicinity of Newfoundland |  |  |  |  | nom capture «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 {#o1}

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No measurable consequence was observed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:343-where-meat-and-fish-come-from-told-honestly:e3:o1:1
# text = No measurable consequence was observed
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
2	measurable	measurable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | past · passive |  | no measurable consequence |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cod relocated permanently to warmer waters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:343-where-meat-and-fish-come-from-told-honestly:e3:o2:1
# text = The cod relocated permanently to warmer waters
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cod	cod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	relocated	relocate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	warmer	warm	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	waters	water	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relocate** | past | the cod |  |  |  |  | to warmer waters; permanently *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stock collapsed, fishing was closed in 1992, and recovery has remained incomplete for decades

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:343-where-meat-and-fish-come-from-told-honestly:e3:o3:1
# text = The stock collapsed, fishing was closed in 1992, and recovery has remained incomplete for decades
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stock	stock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	collapsed	collapse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	1992	1992	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	recovery	recovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	remained	remain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
15	incomplete	incomplete	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	decades	decade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collapse** | past | the stock |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **close** | past · passive |  | fishing |  |  |  | in 1992 | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: subject=Patient in 1992=Topic |
| 3 | **remain** | present · perfect · passive |  | recovery |  |  | decade | incomplete *property* | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The population doubled in the subsequent year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:343-where-meat-and-fish-come-from-told-honestly:e3:o4:1
# text = The population doubled in the subsequent year
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	doubled	double	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **double** | past | the population |  |  |  | year |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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