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description: Identify the principal reason for which numerous sounds in nature films are added subsequent to filming. Exam question 1 of lesson 395 «Documentaries vs cartoons: added sounds, edited stories and what is real» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Exam question 1 · Documentaries vs cartoons: added sounds, edited stories an…

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Identify the principal reason for which numerous sounds in nature films are added subsequent to filming.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, add, film · **To what, where:** principal reason, numerous sounds

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 395 «Documentaries vs cartoons: added sounds, edited stories and what is real» 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/395-documentaries-vs-cartoons-added-sounds-edited-stories-and-what-is-real/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:395-documentaries-vs-cartoons-added-sounds-edited-stories-and-what-is-real:e1:1
# text = Identify the principal reason for which numerous sounds in nature films are added subsequent to filming.
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	13	obl	_	_
7	numerous	numerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
14	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	filming	film	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 | **add** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | numerous sounds in nature films |  |  |  | for the principal reason; subsequent *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **film** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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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The broadcasting of genuine animal sounds is prohibited

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:395-documentaries-vs-cartoons-added-sounds-edited-stories-and-what-is-real:e1:o1:1
# text = The broadcasting of genuine animal sounds is prohibited
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	broadcasting	broadcasting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	prohibited	prohibit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | the broadcasting of genuine animal *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **prohibit** | present · passive |  | the broadcasting of genuine animal |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Cameras are incapable of recording sound under any conditions

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:395-documentaries-vs-cartoons-added-sounds-edited-stories-and-what-is-real:e1:o2:1
# text = Cameras are incapable of recording sound under any conditions
1	Cameras	camera	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	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	recording	record	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Cameras |  |  |  |  | incapable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **record** | gerund | Cameras *not said here* | sound |  | any conditions |  |  | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sound=Theme under condition=Destination |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The animals declined to produce sounds in the presence of cameras

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:395-documentaries-vs-cartoons-added-sounds-edited-stories-and-what-is-real:e1:o3:1
# text = The animals declined to produce sounds in the presence of cameras
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	declined	decline	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	produce	produce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	cameras	camera	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decline** | past | the animals |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **produce** | to-infinitive | the animals *not said here* | sounds |  | the presence of cameras |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Result |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The genuine sounds were too faint or too distant to be recorded by the camera

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:395-documentaries-vs-cartoons-added-sounds-edited-stories-and-what-is-real:e1:o4:1
# text = The genuine sounds were too faint or too distant to be recorded by the camera
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	xcomp	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	camera	camera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the genuine sounds |  |  |  |  | faint *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the genuine sounds *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **record** | to-infinitive · passive | the camera |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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