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title: Ascertain which of the following assertions concerning animals of th… — The Chornobyl zone: how wild animals c… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain which of the following assertions concerning animals of the zone is in accordance with scientific evidence. Exam question 4 of lesson 376 «The Chornobyl zone: how wild animals came back, and what is still argued» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 4 · The Chornobyl zone: how wild animals came back, and what i…

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Ascertain which of the following assertions concerning animals of the zone is in accordance with scientific evidence.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, concerning · **What happens:** ascertain, follow, concern, be · **To what, where:** animals, accordance

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 376 «The Chornobyl zone: how wild animals came back, and what is still argued» 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/376-the-chornobyl-zone-how-wild-animals-came-back-and-what-is-still-argued/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:376-the-chornobyl-zone-how-wild-animals-came-back-and-what-is-still-argued:e4:1
# text = Ascertain which of the following assertions concerning animals of the zone is in accordance with scientific evidence.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	assertions	assertion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	ccomp	_	_
7	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	csubj	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	zone	zone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	accordance	accordance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund |  | animals of the zone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus animal=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** | present | concerning |  |  | accordance |  | with scientific evidence | tree rules |

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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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Animals of the zone emit visible light

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:376-the-chornobyl-zone-how-wild-animals-came-back-and-what-is-still-argued:e4:o1:1
# text = Animals of the zone emit visible light
1	Animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	zone	zone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	emit	emit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	visible	visible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **emit** | infinitive | Animals of the zone | visible light |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source light=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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All animals of the zone are sterile

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:376-the-chornobyl-zone-how-wild-animals-came-back-and-what-is-still-argued:e4:o2:1
# text = All animals of the zone are sterile
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	zone	zone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	sterile	sterile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | all animals of the zone |  |  |  |  | sterile *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The animals observed today are of normal appearance, and no giant mutants exist

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:376-the-chornobyl-zone-how-wild-animals-came-back-and-what-is-still-argued:e4:o3:1
# text = The animals observed today are of normal appearance, and no giant mutants exist
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
12	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	mutants	mutant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	exist	exist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | participle |  | the animals *not said here* |  |  | today |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the animals |  |  |  |  | of normal appearance | tree rules |
| 3 | **exist** | present | no giant mutants |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Wolves bearing several heads are frequently observed by the rangers of the zone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:376-the-chornobyl-zone-how-wild-animals-came-back-and-what-is-still-argued:e4:o4:1
# text = Wolves bearing several heads are frequently observed by the rangers of the zone
1	Wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	bearing	bear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	frequently	frequently	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rangers	ranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	zone	zone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | gerund | Wolves *not said here* | several heads |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |
| 2 | **observe** | present · passive | the rangers of the zone | Wolves |  |  |  | frequently *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |

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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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