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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Animals of Australia and New Zealand:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the incubation of the eggs of the emu. Exam question 3 of lesson 79 «Animals of Australia and New Zealand: kangaroos, koalas, wombats, kiwis» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics o
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# Exam question 3 · Animals of Australia and New Zealand: kangaroos, koalas, w…

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the incubation of the eggs of the emu.

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

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 79 «Animals of Australia and New Zealand: kangaroos, koalas, wombats, kiwis» 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/79-animals-of-australia-and-new-zealand/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:79-animals-of-australia-and-new-zealand:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the incubation of the eggs of the emu.
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	11	det	_	_
11	incubation	incubation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	emu	emu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 incubation of the eggs of the emu |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus incubation=Experiencer |
| 4 | **incubate** |  | the eggs of the emu |  |  |  |  |  | nom incubation «act intransitive»: of=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 male incubates the eggs for some eight weeks, scarcely eating

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:79-animals-of-australia-and-new-zealand:e3:o1:1
# text = The male incubates the eggs for some eight weeks, scarcely eating
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	male	male	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	incubates	incubate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	scarcely	scarcely	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **incubate** | present | the male | the eggs |  |  | week |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund | the male *not said here* |  |  |  |  | scarcely *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The female incubates the eggs for approximately eight days

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:79-animals-of-australia-and-new-zealand:e3:o2:1
# text = The female incubates the eggs for approximately eight days
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	female	female	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	incubates	incubate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **incubate** | present | the female | the eggs |  |  | day |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The eggs are incubated by the warmth of the sun alone, being buried in sand

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:79-animals-of-australia-and-new-zealand:e3:o3:1
# text = The eggs are incubated by the warmth of the sun alone, being buried in sand
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eggs	egg	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	incubated	incubate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	warmth	warmth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **incubate** | present · passive | the warmth of the sun | the eggs |  |  |  | alone *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bury** | gerund · passive | the warmth of the sun *not said here* |  |  | sand |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: in sand=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Both parents incubate the eggs in alternating hours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:79-animals-of-australia-and-new-zealand:e3:o4:1
# text = Both parents incubate the eggs in alternating hours
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	incubate	incubate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	alternating	alternate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **incubate** | present | both parents | the eggs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **alternate** | gerund | both parents *not said here* |  |  |  | hour |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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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