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description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning hares observed boxing in the spring. Exam question 3 of lesson 401 «The real animals of Wonderland: the dodo, the dormouse, the March hare, flamingos and hedgehogs» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc
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# Exam question 3 · The real animals of Wonderland: the dodo, the dormouse, th…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning hares observed boxing in the spring.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** select, establish, observe · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 401 «The real animals of Wonderland: the dodo, the dormouse, the March hare, flamingos and hedgehogs» 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/401-the-real-animals-of-wonderland-dodo-dormouse-hare-flamingo-hedgehog/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:401-the-real-animals-of-wonderland-dodo-dormouse-hare-flamingo-hedgehog:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning hares observed boxing in the spring.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concerning	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hares	hare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
11	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	boxing	boxing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  | spring |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **observe** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The behaviour is most commonly a female repelling the advances of a male

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:401-the-real-animals-of-wonderland-dodo-dormouse-hare-flamingo-hedgehog:e3:o1:1
# text = The behaviour is most commonly a female repelling the advances of a male
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	commonly	commonly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	female	female	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	repelling	repel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	advances	advance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	male	male	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the behaviour | a female |  |  |  | commonly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **repel** | gerund | a female *not said here* | the advances of a male |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus advance=Experiencer |
| 3 | **advance** |  | a male |  |  |  |  |  | nom advance «event intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The behaviour is a means of removing the winter coat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:401-the-real-animals-of-wonderland-dodo-dormouse-hare-flamingo-hedgehog:e3:o2:1
# text = The behaviour is a means of removing the winter coat
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	nsubj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	removing	remove	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	coat	coat	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** | present | the behaviour |  |  |  |  | mean *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **remove** | gerund | the behaviour *not said here* | the winter coat |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The behaviour invariably signifies a contest between two adult males for possession of a territory

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:401-the-real-animals-of-wonderland-dodo-dormouse-hare-flamingo-hedgehog:e3:o3:1
# text = The behaviour invariably signifies a contest between two adult males for possession of a territory
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	signifies	signify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	adult	adult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	males	male	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	possession	possession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **signify** | present | the behaviour | a contest |  |  |  | between two adult males for possession of a territory; invariably *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot contest=Theme |
| 2 | **possess** |  |  | a territory |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The behaviour is confined to the month of March only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:401-the-real-animals-of-wonderland-dodo-dormouse-hare-flamingo-hedgehog:e3:o4:1
# text = The behaviour is confined to the month of March only
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	behaviour	behaviour	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	confined	confine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	March	March	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confine** | present · passive |  | the behaviour |  |  | month |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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