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title: Ascertain the meaning of the expression «a fed bear is a dead bear». — Big wild animals in cities: wild boar,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the meaning of the expression «a fed bear is a dead bear». Exam question 4 of lesson 368 «Big wild animals in cities: wild boar, deer, coyotes, monkeys and leopards» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; 
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# Exam question 4 · Big wild animals in cities: wild boar, deer, coyotes, monk…

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Ascertain the meaning of the expression «a fed bear is a dead bear».

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, fed bear · **What happens:** ascertain, be, mean · **To what, where:** meaning, dead bear, expression

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 368 «Big wild animals in cities: wild boar, deer, coyotes, monkeys and leopards» 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/368-big-wild-animals-in-cities-wild-boar-deer-coyotes-monkeys-and-leopards/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:368-big-wild-animals-in-cities-wild-boar-deer-coyotes-monkeys-and-leopards:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the meaning of the expression «a fed bear is a dead bear».
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	fed	fed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 meaning of the expression |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | a fed bear | a dead bear |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** |  |  | the expression |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication 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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A bear requires food on one occasion only in its lifetime

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:368-big-wild-animals-in-cities-wild-boar-deer-coyotes-monkeys-and-leopards:e4:o1:1
# text = A bear requires food on one occasion only in its lifetime
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	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	lifetime	lifetime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present | a bear | food |  | one occasion |  | in bear's lifetime | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme food=Precondition |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A bear which is fed hibernates permanently

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:368-big-wild-animals-in-cities-wild-boar-deer-coyotes-monkeys-and-leopards:e4:o2:1
# text = A bear which is fed hibernates permanently
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	hibernates	hibernate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | present · passive |  | a bear |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **hibernate** | present | a bear |  |  |  |  | permanently *property* | vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A bear invariably dies in consequence of overeating the food of humans

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:368-big-wild-animals-in-cities-wild-boar-deer-coyotes-monkeys-and-leopards:e4:o3:1
# text = A bear invariably dies in consequence of overeating the food of humans
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	overeating	overeat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | present | a bear |  |  |  |  | in consequence; invariably *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in consequence=Attribute |
| 2 | **overeat** | gerund | consequence *not said here* | the food of humans |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A bear habituated to human food loses its fear and frequently must be destroyed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:368-big-wild-animals-in-cities-wild-boar-deer-coyotes-monkeys-and-leopards:e4:o4:1
# text = A bear habituated to human food loses its fear and frequently must be destroyed
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	habituated	habituate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	loses	lose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **habituate** | participle |  | a bear *not said here* |  |  |  | to human food | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** | present | a bear | bear's fear |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Eventuality |
| 3 | **destroy** | must · passive | a bear *not said here* |  |  |  |  | frequently *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP» |
| 4 | **fear** |  | bear |  |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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