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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — The desert: living with little water · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the kangaroo rat. Exam question 3 of lesson 5 «The desert: living with little water» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was righ
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# Exam question 3 · The desert: living with little water

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the kangaroo rat.

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

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 5 «The desert: living with little water» 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/5-the-desert/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:5-the-desert:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the kangaroo rat.
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	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	kangaroo	kangaroo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	rat	rat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 | the established facts *not said here* | the kangaroo rat |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus rat=Experiencer |

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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 kangaroo rat may subsist throughout its life without drinking, deriving water from its food

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:5-the-desert:e3:o1:1
# text = The kangaroo rat may subsist throughout its life without drinking, deriving water from its food
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kangaroo	kangaroo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rat	rat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	subsist	subsist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	drinking	drink	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	deriving	derive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subsist** | may | the kangaroo rat |  |  |  | throughout rat's life |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drink** | gerund | the kangaroo rat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **derive** | gerund | the kangaroo rat *not said here* | water |  | rat's food |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent water=Result from food=Material |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The kangaroo rat consumes water hourly from desert pools

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:5-the-desert:e3:o2:1
# text = The kangaroo rat consumes water hourly from desert pools
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kangaroo	kangaroo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rat	rat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	consumes	consume	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	hourly	hourly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pools	pool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | present | the kangaroo rat | water |  | desert pools |  | hourly *property* | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The kangaroo rat stores water within its tail in the manner of the hump of a camel

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:5-the-desert:e3:o3:1
# text = The kangaroo rat stores water within its tail in the manner of the hump of a camel
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kangaroo	kangaroo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rat	rat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stores	store	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | the kangaroo rat | water |  | the manner of the hump of a camel |  | within rat's tail | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent water=Theme in manner=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The kangaroo rat subsists exclusively upon the blood of other animals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:5-the-desert:e3:o4:1
# text = The kangaroo rat subsists exclusively upon the blood of other animals
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kangaroo	kangaroo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rat	rat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	subsists	subsist	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subsist** | present | the kangaroo rat |  |  |  |  | upon the blood of other animals; exclusively *property* | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

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