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description: Identify the method by which orchards propagate numerous trees of an identical apple variety. Exam question 1 of lesson 346 «Fruit: how apples, bananas, oranges, strawberries and grapes grow» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Exam question 1 · Fruit: how apples, bananas, oranges, strawberries and grap…

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Identify the method by which orchards propagate numerous trees of an identical apple variety.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, orchards · **What happens:** identify, propagate · **To what, where:** method, numerous trees

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 346 «Fruit: how apples, bananas, oranges, strawberries and grapes grow» 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/346-fruit-how-apples-bananas-oranges-strawberries-and-grapes-grow/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:346-fruit-how-apples-bananas-oranges-strawberries-and-grapes-grow:e1:1
# text = Identify the method by which orchards propagate numerous trees of an identical apple variety.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
6	orchards	orchard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	propagate	propagate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	numerous	numerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	variety	variety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	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 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the method |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent method=Theme |
| 2 | **propagate** | present | orchards | numerous trees of a identical apple variety |  |  |  | by the method | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location tree=Theme |

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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 sowing of pips taken from the desired variety

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:346-fruit-how-apples-bananas-oranges-strawberries-and-grapes-grow:e1:o1:1
# text = The sowing of pips taken from the desired variety
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sowing	sowing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	pips	pip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	desired	desire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	variety	variety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | participle | the sowing of pips |  |  | the desired variety |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from variety=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **desire** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Grafting, whereby a twig of a desirable tree is joined to young roots

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:346-fruit-how-apples-bananas-oranges-strawberries-and-grapes-grow:e1:o2:1
# text = Grafting, whereby a twig of a desirable tree is joined to young roots
1	Grafting	grafting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
3	whereby	whereby	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	twig	twig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	desirable	desirable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	appos	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | present · passive |  | a twig of a desirable tree |  |  |  | to young roots; whereby *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to root=Co-Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The irrigation of saplings with apple juice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:346-fruit-how-apples-bananas-oranges-strawberries-and-grapes-grow:e1:o3:1
# text = The irrigation of saplings with apple juice
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	irrigation	irrigation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	saplings	sapling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **irrigate** |  |  | saplings with apple juice |  |  |  |  | nom irrigation «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The burial of halved apples in the soil

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:346-fruit-how-apples-bananas-oranges-strawberries-and-grapes-grow:e1:o4:1
# text = The burial of halved apples in the soil
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	burial	burial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	halved	halve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **halve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **bury** |  |  | halved apples in the soil |  |  |  |  | nom burial «event transitive»: of=patient |

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