--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — The amphibian room: poison frogs, axol… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the axolotl? Exam question 3 of lesson 89 «The amphibian room: poison frogs, axolotls and the frog rescue» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova' --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/89-amphibian-room-poison-frogs-axolotls-frog-rescue/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [The amphibian room: poison frogs, axol…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/89-amphibian-room-poison-frogs-axolotls-frog-rescue/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · The amphibian room: poison frogs, axolotls and the frog re… Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the axolotl? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** axolotl This is exam question 3 of lesson 89 «The amphibian room: poison frogs, axolotls and the frog rescue» 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/89-amphibian-room-poison-frogs-axolotls-frog-rescue/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:89-amphibian-room-poison-frogs-axolotls-frog-rescue:e3:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the axolotl? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 amod _ _ 5 statements statement NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 6 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 7 advmod _ _ 7 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 characterises characteris VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 axolotl axolotl NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **characteris** | present | | the axolotl | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | 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} A frog which loses its gills within a year and thereafter lives on land ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:89-amphibian-room-poison-frogs-axolotls-frog-rescue:e3:o1:1 # text = A frog which loses its gills within a year and thereafter lives on land 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 frog frog NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 3 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 loses lose VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 gills gill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 7 within within ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 thereafter thereafter ADV RB _ 4 conj _ _ 12 lives live VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 on on ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** | present | a frog | frog's gills | | | year | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gill=Eventuality | | 2 | **live** | present | a frog | | | land | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on land=Location | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} A salamander which keeps its juvenile gills and remains aquatic ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:89-amphibian-room-poison-frogs-axolotls-frog-rescue:e3:o2:1 # text = A salamander which keeps its juvenile gills and remains aquatic 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 salamander salamander NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 keeps keep VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 6 juvenile juvenile NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 gills gill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 remains remain VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 10 aquatic aquatic NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | present | a salamander | salamander's juvenile gills | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gill=Theme | | 2 | **remain** | present | a salamander *not said here* | aquatic | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme aquatic=Attribute | ### Option 3 {#o3} A fish native to the caves of Slovenia ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:89-amphibian-room-poison-frogs-axolotls-frog-rescue:e3:o3:1 # text = A fish native to the caves of Slovenia 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 native native NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 caves cave NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Slovenia Slovenia PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} A lizard capable of flight ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:89-amphibian-room-poison-frogs-axolotls-frog-rescue:e3:o4:1 # text = A lizard capable of flight 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 lizard lizard NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 capable capable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 flight flight NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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. 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