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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the tick? Exam question 3 of lesson 393 «Mushrooms and creatures to avoid in the woods: death caps, adders, ticks and hornets» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and o
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# Exam question 3 · Mushrooms and creatures to avoid in the woods: death caps,…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the tick?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** tick

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 393 «Mushrooms and creatures to avoid in the woods: death caps, adders, ticks and hornets» 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/393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the tick?
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	10	det	_	_
10	tick	tick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	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 tick |  |  |  | of the following statements; 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It is an eight-legged relative of spiders which feeds upon blood and may transmit Lyme disease

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:e3:o1:1
# text = It is an eight-legged relative of spiders which feeds upon blood and may transmit Lyme disease
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	legged	legged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	feeds	feed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	transmit	transmit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
17	Lyme	Lyme	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a legged relative |  |  |  | of spiders | tree rules |
| 2 | **feed** | present | a legged relative |  |  |  |  | upon blood | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **transmit** | may | a legged relative *not said here* | Lyme disease |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disease=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a six-legged insect which feeds exclusively upon leaves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:e3:o2:1
# text = It is a six-legged insect which feeds exclusively upon leaves
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	legged	legged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	feeds	feed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a legged insect |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feed** | present | a legged insect |  |  |  |  | upon leaves; exclusively *property* | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is a winged insect which stings in defence of its nest and which is found chiefly in the roofs of houses

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:e3:o3:1
# text = It is a winged insect which stings in defence of its nest and which is found chiefly in the roofs of houses
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	winged	wing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stings	sting	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	defence	defence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
17	chiefly	chiefly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	roofs	roof	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wing** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | It | a winged insect |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sting** | present | a winged insect |  |  | defence of defence's nest |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **find** | present · passive |  | a winged insect |  | the roofs of houses |  | chiefly *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 5 | **defend** |  |  | defence's nest |  |  |  |  | nom defence «process transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is a small snail which inhabits long grass

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:393-mushrooms-and-creatures-to-avoid-in-the-woods-death-caps-adders-ticks-and-hornets:e3:o4:1
# text = It is a small snail which inhabits long grass
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	snail	snail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	inhabits	inhabit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a small snail |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **inhabit** | present | a small snail | long grass |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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