--- title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Ukraine's waters: Danube delta pelican… · tree and pragmatics description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the feeding of the pelican. Exam question 2 of lesson 374 «Ukraine's waters: Danube delta pelicans, Black Sea dolphins, sturgeon and gobies» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/374-ukraine-s-waters-danube-delta-pelicans-black-sea-dolphins-sturgeon-and-gobies/e2/) [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/) / [Ukraine's waters: Danube delta pelican…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/374-ukraine-s-waters-danube-delta-pelicans-black-sea-dolphins-sturgeon-and-gobies/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Ukraine's waters: Danube delta pelicans, Black Sea dolphin… Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the feeding of the pelican. **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts, pelican · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, feed · **To what, where:** response, feeding This is exam question 2 of lesson 374 «Ukraine's waters: Danube delta pelicans, Black Sea dolphins, sturgeon and gobies» 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/374-ukraine-s-waters-danube-delta-pelicans-black-sea-dolphins-sturgeon-and-gobies/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:374-ukraine-s-waters-danube-delta-pelicans-black-sea-dolphins-sturgeon-and-gobies:e2:1 # text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the feeding of the pelican. 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 feeding feeding NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 pelican pelican NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . 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* | the feeding of the pelican | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus feeding=Experiencer | | 4 | **feed** | | the pelican | | | | | | nom feeding «act intransitive»: of=agent | 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} The pouch serves exclusively for the storage of eggs ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:374-ukraine-s-waters-danube-delta-pelicans-black-sea-dolphins-sturgeon-and-gobies:e2:o1:1 # text = The pouch serves exclusively for the storage of eggs 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 pouch pouch NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 serves serve VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 exclusively exclusively ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 storage storage NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 eggs egg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **serve** | present | the pouch | | | | | for the storage of eggs; exclusively *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent for storage=Recipient | | 2 | **store** | | | eggs | | | | | nom storage «act transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Fish are transported for long distances within the water-filled pouch ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:374-ukraine-s-waters-danube-delta-pelicans-black-sea-dolphins-sturgeon-and-gobies:e2:o2:1 # text = Fish are transported for long distances within the water-filled pouch 1 Fish fish NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 transported transport VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 distances distance NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 7 within within ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 9 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 filled fill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 amod _ _ 12 pouch pouch NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **transport** | present · passive | | Fish | | | | for long distances; within the filled pouch | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | | 2 | **fill** | participle | | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Water is drained from the pouch before the fish are swallowed ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:374-ukraine-s-waters-danube-delta-pelicans-black-sea-dolphins-sturgeon-and-gobies:e2:o3:1 # text = Water is drained from the pouch before the fish are swallowed 1 Water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 drained drain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 pouch pouch NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 before before ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 10 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 swallowed swallow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drain** | present · passive | | Water | | the pouch | before the fish | | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from pouch=Source | | 2 | **swallow** | present · passive | | | | | | | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V» | ### Option 4 {#o4} Fish are caught with the feet ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:374-ukraine-s-waters-danube-delta-pelicans-black-sea-dolphins-sturgeon-and-gobies:e2:o4:1 # text = Fish are caught with the feet 1 Fish fish NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 caught catch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **catch** | present · passive | | Fish | | | | with the feet | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | **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; 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