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title: It is given that an individual was born on the fifth day of January.… — Animals and "what animal are you?" · tree and pragmatics
description: It is given that an individual was born on the fifth day of January. Select the statement consistent with the established conventions of the Chinese zodiac. Exam question 2 of lesson 19 «Animals and "what animal are you?"» of the Chinese street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Exam question 2 · Animals and "what animal are you?"

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It is given that an individual was born on the fifth day of January. Select the statement consistent with the established conventions of the Chinese zodiac.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, bear, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, individual, statement

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 19 «Animals and "what animal are you?"» of the Chinese street 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/chinese-street/19-animals-and-your-zodiac-animal/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that an individual was born on the fifth day of January.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:19-animals-and-your-zodiac-animal:e2:1
# text = It is given that an individual was born on the fifth day of January.
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	_	8	mark	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	individual	individual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	fifth	fifth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	January	January	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 | **bear** | past · passive |  | a individual |  |  | day |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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:* Select the statement consistent with the established conventions of the Chinese zodiac.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:19-animals-and-your-zodiac-animal:e2:2
# text = Select the statement consistent with the established conventions of the Chinese zodiac.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	conventions	convention	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	zodiac	zodiac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the statement |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

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

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He may belong to the preceding year's animal, the year turning at Chinese New Year

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:19-animals-and-your-zodiac-animal:e2:o1:1
# text = He may belong to the preceding year's animal, the year turning at Chinese New Year
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	belong	belong	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	preceding	precede	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
13	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
16	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | may | He |  |  |  |  | to year's preceding animal | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **precede** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **turn** | gerund | the year *not said here* |  |  |  | at Chinese New Year |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme at year=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The individual is assigned no animal

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:19-animals-and-your-zodiac-animal:e2:o2:1
# text = The individual is assigned no animal
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	individual	individual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	assigned	assign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assign** | present · passive |  | the individual |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal animal=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The animal is determined by the month of birth alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:19-animals-and-your-zodiac-animal:e2:o3:1
# text = The animal is determined by the month of birth alone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	determined	determine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | present · passive |  | the animal |  |  | month | alone *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He invariably belongs to the new year's animal, the year turning on the first of January

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:chinese-street:19-animals-and-your-zodiac-animal:e2:o4:1
# text = He invariably belongs to the new year's animal, the year turning on the first of January
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
13	turning	turn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	first	first	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	January	January	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | He |  |  |  |  | to the new year's animal; invariably *property* | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **turn** | gerund | the year *not said here* |  |  | the first of January |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on first=Trajectory |

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