--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises coral? — The aquarium: the coral reef tank · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises coral? Exam question 3 of lesson 90 «The aquarium: the coral reef tank» 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 wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/90-aquarium-the-coral-reef-tank/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 aquarium: the coral reef tank](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/90-aquarium-the-coral-reef-tank/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · The aquarium: the coral reef tank Which of the following statements most accurately characterises coral? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** coral This is exam question 3 of lesson 90 «The aquarium: the coral reef tank» 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/90-aquarium-the-coral-reef-tank/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:90-aquarium-the-coral-reef-tank:e3:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises coral? 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 coral coral NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? 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 | | coral | | | | 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} It is a species of submarine plant ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:90-aquarium-the-coral-reef-tank:e3:o1:1 # text = It is a species of submarine plant 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 species species NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 submarine submarine NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 plant plant NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a species | | | | of submarine plant | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} It is formed from the skeletons of fish ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:90-aquarium-the-coral-reef-tank:e3:o2:1 # text = It is formed from the skeletons of fish 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 formed form VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 skeletons skeleton NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **form** | present · passive | | It | | the skeletons of fish | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: subject=Result from skeleton=Material | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} It is composed of small animals, polyps, which build limestone skeletons ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:90-aquarium-the-coral-reef-tank:e3:o3:1 # text = It is composed of small animals, polyps, which build limestone skeletons 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 composed compose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 animals animal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 polyps polyp NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 nsubj _ _ 11 build build VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 acl:relcl _ _ 12 limestone limestone NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ _ 13 skeletons skeleton NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **compose** | present · passive | | It | | | | of small animals and polyps | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result | | 2 | **build** | present | polyps | limestone skeletons | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset skeleton=Product | ### Option 4 {#o4} It is a mineral deposit devoid of life ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:90-aquarium-the-coral-reef-tank:e3:o4:1 # text = It is a mineral deposit devoid of life 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 mineral mineral ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 deposit deposit NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 devoid devoid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a mineral deposit | | | | | tree rules | **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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