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title: Identify the principal reason for which white storks of Ukraine circ… — White storks: Ukraine's favourite bird… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal reason for which white storks of Ukraine circumvent the Black Sea rather than traverse it. Exam question 1 of lesson 375 «White storks: Ukraine's favourite birds and their journey to Africa» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic
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# Exam question 1 · White storks: Ukraine's favourite birds and their journey…

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Identify the principal reason for which white storks of Ukraine circumvent the Black Sea rather than traverse it.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, white storks · **What happens:** identify, circumvent, traverse · **To what, where:** principal reason, Black Sea, Sea

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 375 «White storks: Ukraine's favourite birds and their journey to Africa» 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/375-white-storks-ukraine-s-favourite-birds-and-their-journey-to-africa/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:375-white-storks-ukraine-s-favourite-birds-and-their-journey-to-africa:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which white storks of Ukraine circumvent the Black Sea rather than traverse it.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	storks	stork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Ukraine	Ukraine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	circumvent	circumvent	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	17	cc	_	_
16	than	than	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	traverse	traverse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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 principal reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **circumvent** | present | white storks of Ukraine | the Black Sea |  |  |  | for the principal reason | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent sea=Location |
| 3 | **traverse** | infinitive | white storks of Ukraine *not said here* | Sea |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Rising warm air, on which they depend for soaring, scarcely forms over cold water

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:375-white-storks-ukraine-s-favourite-birds-and-their-journey-to-africa:e1:o1:1
# text = Rising warm air, on which they depend for soaring, scarcely forms over cold water
1	Rising	rise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	amod	_	_
2	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	depend	depend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	soaring	soar	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	scarcely	scarcely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	forms	form	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **depend** | present | they |  |  |  |  | on Rising warm air | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on which=Theme |
| 3 | **soar** | gerund | they *not said here* | scarcely forms |  | cold water |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme over water=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The direct route is the longer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:375-white-storks-ukraine-s-favourite-birds-and-their-journey-to-africa:e1:o2:1
# text = The direct route is the longer
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	direct	direct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	route	route	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The sea is inhabited by large predators which seize storks as they pass over it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:375-white-storks-ukraine-s-favourite-birds-and-their-journey-to-africa:e1:o3:1
# text = The sea is inhabited by large predators which seize storks as they pass over it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	inhabited	inhabit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	predators	predator	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	seize	seize	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	storks	stork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	pass	pass	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inhabit** | present · passive | large predators | the sea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **seize** | present | large predators | storks |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stork=Theme |
| 3 | **pass** | present | storks *= stork* |  |  | sea |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme over it=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Storks are incapable of flight in humid air

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:375-white-storks-ukraine-s-favourite-birds-and-their-journey-to-africa:e1:o4:1
# text = Storks are incapable of flight in humid air
1	Storks	stork	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	incapable	incapable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	humid	humid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Storks |  |  | humid air |  | of flight; incapable *property* | tree rules |

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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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