--- title: Identify the principal reason for which flamingos maintained in capt… — Parrots, flamingos and the bird of pre… · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal reason for which flamingos maintained in captivity are provided with supplementary pigment. Exam question 1 of lesson 94 «Parrots, flamingos and the bird of prey show» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and o --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show/e1/) [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/) / [Parrots, flamingos and the bird of pre…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Parrots, flamingos and the bird of prey show Identify the principal reason for which flamingos maintained in captivity are provided with supplementary pigment. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, maintain, provide · **To what, where:** principal reason, flamingos, captivity This is exam question 1 of lesson 94 «Parrots, flamingos and the bird of prey show» 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/94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show:e1:1 # text = Identify the principal reason for which flamingos maintained in captivity are provided with supplementary pigment. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 12 obl _ _ 7 flamingos flamingo NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 maintained maintain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 acl _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 captivity captivity NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 11 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 provided provide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl:relcl _ _ 13 with with ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 supplementary supplementary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 pigment pigment NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal reason | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | | 2 | **maintain** | participle | | flamingos *not said here* | | captivity | | | vn declare-29.4-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **provide** | present · passive | | flamingos | | | | for the principal reason; with supplementary pigment | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for which=Beneficiary | 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 {#o1} The pigment strengthens the long, thin legs upon which they stand ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show:e1:o1:1 # text = The pigment strengthens the long, thin legs upon which they stand 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 pigment pigment NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 strengthens strengthen VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 5 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 7 thin thin ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 legs leg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 9 upon upon ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 12 obl _ _ 11 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 stand stand VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **strengthen** | present | the pigment | the long thin legs | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent leg=Patient | | 2 | **stand** | present | legs *= leg* | | | the long thin legs | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon which=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} The pigment accelerates the hatching of eggs ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show:e1:o2:1 # text = The pigment accelerates the hatching of eggs 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 pigment pigment NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 accelerates accelerate 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 hatching hatching NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 eggs egg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **accelerate** | present | the pigment | the hatching of eggs | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hatching=Patient | | 2 | **hatch** | | eggs | | | | | | nom hatching «process intransitive»: of=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} The pigment prevents them from flying ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show:e1:o3:1 # text = The pigment prevents them from flying 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 pigment pigment NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 prevents prevent VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 from from SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 flying fly VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prevent** | present | the pigment | them *= they* | | | | | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer they=Theme | | 2 | **fly** | gerund | the pigment *not said here* | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Their pink colouring derives from pigments obtained in the diet ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show:e1:o4:1 # text = Their pink colouring derives from pigments obtained in the diet 1 Their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 pink pink ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 colouring colouring NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 derives derive VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 pigments pigment NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 7 obtained obtain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 diet diet NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **derive** | present | Their pink colouring | | | pigments | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent from pigment=Material | | 2 | **obtain** | participle | | pigments *not said here* | | the diet | | | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | **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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