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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The capybara: the calmest animal, frie… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the birds which stand upon capybaras. Exam question 3 of lesson 42 «The capybara: the calmest animal, friend of crocodiles?» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Exam question 3 · The capybara: the calmest animal, friend of crocodiles?

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the birds which stand upon capybaras.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, birds · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, stand · **To what, where:** response, capybaras

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 42 «The capybara: the calmest animal, friend of crocodiles?» 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/42-the-capybara/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:42-the-capybara:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the birds which stand upon capybaras.
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	1	xcomp	_	_
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	concern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	stand	stand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	capybaras	capybara	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	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 |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **stand** | present | the birds |  |  | capybaras |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon capybara=Location |

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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 birds feed upon the capybara's fur to its detriment, an arrangement termed parasitism

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:42-the-capybara:e3:o1:1
# text = The birds feed upon the capybara's fur to its detriment, an arrangement termed parasitism
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feed	feed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	capybara	capybara	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	detriment	detriment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
15	termed	term	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
16	parasitism	parasitism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | present | the birds |  | fur's detriment |  |  | upon the capybara's fur | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to detriment=Recipient |
| 2 | **term** | participle | a arrangement *not said here* | parasitism |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parasitism=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The birds alert caimans to the location of the capybara

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:42-the-capybara:e3:o2:1
# text = The birds alert caimans to the location of the capybara
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	alert	alert	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	caimans	caiman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	location	location	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	capybara	capybara	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **alert** *speech: other* | present | the birds | caimans |  |  |  | to the location of the capybara | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent caiman=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The birds are carried to their nests in exchange for nothing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:42-the-capybara:e3:o3:1
# text = The birds are carried to their nests in exchange for nothing
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	nests	nest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present · passive |  | the birds |  | exchange |  | to birds's nests; for nothing | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to nest=Destination |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The birds remove ticks and flies, an arrangement of mutual benefit termed mutualism

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:42-the-capybara:e3:o4:1
# text = The birds remove ticks and flies, an arrangement of mutual benefit termed mutualism
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	remove	remove	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ticks	tick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	flies	fly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	mutual	mutual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	benefit	benefit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	termed	term	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	mutualism	mutualism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | present | the birds | ticks and flies |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tick=Theme |
| 2 | **term** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **arrange** |  |  | mutual benefit and termed mutualism |  |  |  |  | nom arrangement «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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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