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title: It is given that a lion requires between five and seven kilograms of… — The big cats house: lions and tigers u… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that a lion requires between five and seven kilograms of meat daily. Determine the most accurate explanation of why it does not pursue mice. Exam question 4 of lesson 81 «The big cats house: lions and tigers up close» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Exam question 4 · The big cats house: lions and tigers up close

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It is given that a lion requires between five and seven kilograms of meat daily. Determine the most accurate explanation of why it does not pursue mice.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** lion, you, explanation · **What happens:** give, require, determine, not pursue · **To what, where:** It, accurate explanation, mice

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 81 «The big cats house: lions and tigers up close» 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/81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a lion requires between five and seven kilograms of meat daily.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers:e4:1
# text = It is given that a lion requires between five and seven kilograms of meat daily.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	requires	require	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	between	between	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	conj	_	_
12	kilograms	kilogram	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **require** | present | a lion |  |  |  |  | between five kilograms of meat; daily *property* | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Determine the most accurate explanation of why it does not pursue mice.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers:e4:2
# text = Determine the most accurate explanation of why it does not pursue mice.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	pursue	pursue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
12	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	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 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the accurate explanation |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent explanation=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **pursue** | present · do-support | explanation | mice |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Lions are incapable of perceiving animals of so small a size

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers:e4:o1:1
# text = Lions are incapable of perceiving animals of so small a size
1	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	incapable	incapable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	perceiving	perceive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Lions |  |  |  |  | incapable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **perceive** | gerund | Lions *not said here* | animals of a small size |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer animal=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Lions are known to be afraid of mice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers:e4:o2:1
# text = Lions are known to be afraid of mice
1	Lions	lion	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	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present · passive |  | Lions |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | of mice; afraid *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A mouse yields far too little food to repay the chase

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers:e4:o3:1
# text = A mouse yields far too little food to repay the chase
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	yields	yield	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	repay	repay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	chase	chase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yield** | present | a mouse | little food |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 2 | **repay** | to-infinitive | a mouse *not said here* | the chase |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent chase=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Mice are toxic to all members of the cat family

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:81-big-cats-house-lions-and-tigers:e4:o4:1
# text = Mice are toxic to all members of the cat family
1	Mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	toxic	toxic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mice |  |  |  |  | to all members of the cat family; toxic *property* | tree rules |

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