--- title: It is given that an ostrich perceives danger. Select the response co… — Birds of every kind: penguins, ostrich… · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that an ostrich perceives danger. Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning its conduct. Exam question 4 of lesson 35 «Birds of every kind: penguins, ostriches, parrots, hummingbirds, songbirds, crows» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the de --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/35-birds-of-every-kind/e4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Birds of every kind: penguins, ostrich…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/35-birds-of-every-kind/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Birds of every kind: penguins, ostriches, parrots, humming… It is given that an ostrich perceives danger. Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning its conduct. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ostrich, you, established facts, response · **What happens:** give, perceive, select, establish, concern, conduct · **To what, where:** It, danger, response, conduct This is exam question 4 of lesson 35 «Birds of every kind: penguins, ostriches, parrots, hummingbirds, songbirds, crows» 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/35-birds-of-every-kind/#e4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that an ostrich perceives danger. ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:35-birds-of-every-kind:e4:1 # text = It is given that an ostrich perceives danger. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 ostrich ostrich NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 perceives perceive VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 8 danger danger NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **perceive** | present | a ostrich | danger | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer danger=Stimulus | 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. *Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning its conduct. ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:35-birds-of-every-kind:e4:2 # text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning its conduct. 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 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 conduct conduct NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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* | response's conduct | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus conduct=Experiencer | | 4 | **conduct** | | response | | | | | | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It may flee at speed or lie flat with its neck on the ground ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:35-birds-of-every-kind:e4:o1:1 # text = It may flee at speed or lie flat with its neck on the ground 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 flee flee VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 speed speed NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 lie lie VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 8 flat flat ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 9 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 neck neck NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 12 on on ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **flee** | may | It | | | speed | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **lie** | infinitive | | | | the ground | | with speed's neck; flat *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on ground=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} It remains entirely motionless with its head raised ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:35-birds-of-every-kind:e4:o2:1 # text = It remains entirely motionless with its head raised 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 remains remain VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 entirely entirely ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 motionless motionless ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 raised raise VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **remain** | present | It | | | | | motionless *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **raise** | participle | | its head *not said here* | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} It takes flight into the trees ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:35-birds-of-every-kind:e4:o3:1 # text = It takes flight into the trees 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 takes take VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 flight flight NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 into into ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 trees tree NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** | present | It | flight | | the trees | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent flight=Theme into tree=Destination | ### Option 4 {#o4} It buries its head in the sand ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:35-birds-of-every-kind:e4:o4:1 # text = It buries its head in the sand 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 buries bury VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 sand sand NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bury** | present | It | its head | | the sand | | | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent head=Theme in sand=Destination | **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. 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