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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Trees · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the so-called wood wide web. Exam question 3 of lesson 60 «Trees» 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 right.
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# Exam question 3 · Trees

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the so-called wood wide web.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, call · **To what, where:** response, wood wide web · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 60 «Trees» 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/60-trees/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:60-trees:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the so-called wood wide web.
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	16	det	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	csubj	_	_
14	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
15	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 wood wide web |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus web=Experiencer |
| 4 | **call** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: 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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It denotes the branches of adjacent trees touching overhead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:60-trees:e3:o1:1
# text = It denotes the branches of adjacent trees touching overhead
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	adjacent	adjacent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	touching	touch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	overhead	overhead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It | the branches of adjacent trees |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot branch=Topic |
| 2 | **touch** | gerund | adjacent trees *not said here* | overhead |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme overhead=Co-Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a system of wires installed by foresters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:60-trees:e3:o2:1
# text = It is a system of wires installed by foresters
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	wires	wire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	installed	install	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	foresters	forester	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a system |  |  |  | of wires | tree rules |
| 2 | **install** | participle |  | wires *not said here* |  |  |  | by foresters | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by forester=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is a proven network by which trees converse in speech

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:60-trees:e3:o3:1
# text = It is a proven network by which trees converse in speech
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	proven	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	network	network	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
8	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	converse	converse	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | It | a proven network |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** *speech: other* |  | trees |  |  | speech |  | by a proven network | tree rules |

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

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Roots are joined to fungi, though how far trees share food is disputed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:60-trees:e3:o4:1
# text = Roots are joined to fungi, though how far trees share food is disputed
1	Roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	fungi	fungus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
10	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	disputed	dispute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | present · passive |  | Roots |  |  |  | to fungi | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to fungus=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **share** | present | trees | food |  |  |  | far *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **dispute** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4 «NP V» |

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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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