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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the anatomical distinction between spiders and insects? Exam question 1 of lesson 38 «Spiders, scorpions and other eight-legged creatures» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 1 · Spiders, scorpions and other eight-legged creatures

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the anatomical distinction between spiders and insects?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** anatomical distinction

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 38 «Spiders, scorpions and other eight-legged creatures» 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/38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the anatomical distinction between spiders and insects?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	anatomical	anatomical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	distinction	distinction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	between	between	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the anatomical distinction |  |  |  | of the following statements; between spiders and insects; accurately *property* | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Spiders possess wings but no legs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures:e1:o1:1
# text = Spiders possess wings but no legs
1	Spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	possess	possess	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | Spiders | wings but no legs |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot wing=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Spiders possess eight legs and two body parts and lack antennae

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures:e1:o2:1
# text = Spiders possess eight legs and two body parts and lack antennae
1	Spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	possess	possess	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	lack	lack	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	antennae	antennae	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | Spiders | eight legs and two body parts |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot leg=Theme |
| 2 | **lack** | present | Spiders *not said here* | antennae |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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There is no distinction between them of any kind, the two being one group

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures:e1:o3:1
# text = There is no distinction between them of any kind, the two being one group
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	distinction	distinction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nsubj	_	_
13	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	cop	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | no distinction between them of any kind and one group |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund | the two | one group |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **distinguish** |  |  | any kind |  |  |  | between them *= they* | nom distinction «cognition transitive»: between=obl of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Spiders possess six legs and three body parts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:38-spiders-scorpions-and-eight-legged-creatures:e1:o4:1
# text = Spiders possess six legs and three body parts
1	Spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	possess	possess	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | present | Spiders | six legs and three body parts |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot leg=Theme |

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