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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the jellyfish? Exam question 1 of lesson 92 «The aquarium: jellyfish, octopuses, sea stars and the deep sea» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Exam question 1 · The aquarium: jellyfish, octopuses, sea stars and the deep…

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the jellyfish?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** jellyfish

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 92 «The aquarium: jellyfish, octopuses, sea stars and the deep sea» 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/92-the-aquarium-jellyfish-octopuses-sea-stars-and-the-deep-sea/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:92-the-aquarium-jellyfish-octopuses-sea-stars-and-the-deep-sea:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the jellyfish?
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	jellyfish	jellyfish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 jellyfish |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |

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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 is a marine plant that pulses with the tide

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:92-the-aquarium-jellyfish-octopuses-sea-stars-and-the-deep-sea:e1:o1:1
# text = It is a marine plant that pulses with the tide
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	marine	marine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	pulses	pulse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tide	tide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 marine plant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pulse** | present | a marine plant |  |  |  |  | with the tide | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It is an invertebrate allied to corals, devoid of brain, heart and bones

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:92-the-aquarium-jellyfish-octopuses-sea-stars-and-the-deep-sea:e1:o2:1
# text = It is an invertebrate allied to corals, devoid of brain, heart and bones
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	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	invertebrate	invertebrate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	allied	ally	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	corals	coral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	devoid	devoid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a invertebrate |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ally** | participle |  | a invertebrate *not said here* |  |  |  | to corals | vn conspire-71 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  | of brain and heart and bones | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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It is the juvenile form of the octopus

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:92-the-aquarium-jellyfish-octopuses-sea-stars-and-the-deep-sea:e1:o3:1
# text = It is the juvenile form of the octopus
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	juvenile	juvenile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	octopus	octopus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the juvenile form |  |  |  | of the octopus | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a boneless fish possessing gills, fins and a simple brain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:92-the-aquarium-jellyfish-octopuses-sea-stars-and-the-deep-sea:e1:o4:1
# text = It is a boneless fish possessing gills, fins and a simple brain
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	boneless	boneless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	possessing	possess	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	gills	gill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	fins	fin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a boneless fish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **possess** | gerund | a boneless fish *not said here* | gills and fins and a simple brain |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot gill=Theme |

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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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