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title: It is given that four flamingos stand upon one leg apiece whilst two… — Parrots, flamingos and the bird of pre… · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that four flamingos stand upon one leg apiece whilst two further flamingos stand upon both legs. Ascertain the aggregate number of feet in contact with the ground. Exam question 4 of lesson 94 «Parrots, flamingos and the bird of prey show» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, 
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# Exam question 4 · Parrots, flamingos and the bird of prey show

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It is given that four flamingos stand upon one leg apiece whilst two further flamingos stand upon both legs. Ascertain the aggregate number of feet in contact with the ground.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** four flamingos, two further flamingos, you · **What happens:** give, stand, ascertain · **To what, where:** It, one leg, legs, aggregate number, contact

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that four flamingos stand upon one leg apiece whilst two further flamingos stand upon both legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show:e4:1
# text = It is given that four flamingos stand upon one leg apiece whilst two further flamingos stand upon both legs.
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	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	flamingos	flamingo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stand	stand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	apiece	apiece	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
12	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
14	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	flamingos	flamingo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	stand	stand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
17	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 | **stand** | present | four flamingos |  |  | one leg |  | apiece *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon leg=Location |
| 3 | **stand** | present | two further flamingos |  |  | both legs |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon leg=Location |

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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:* Ascertain the aggregate number of feet in contact with the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show:e4:2
# text = Ascertain the aggregate number of feet in contact with the ground.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	aggregate	aggregate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the aggregate number of feet |  | contact with the ground |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Eight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show:e4:o1:1
# text = Eight
1	Eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Twelve

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show:e4:o2:1
# text = Twelve
1	Twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Six

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show:e4:o3:1
# text = Six
1	Six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Ten

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:94-parrots-flamingos-and-the-bird-of-prey-show:e4:o4:1
# text = Ten
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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