--- title: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts co… — Thinking like an animal · tree and pragmatics description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning animals that run away. Exam question 3 of lesson 30 «Thinking like an animal» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was ri --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/30-thinking-like-an-animal/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/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Thinking like an animal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/30-thinking-like-an-animal/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Thinking like an animal Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning animals that run away. **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts, animals · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, run away · **To what, where:** response, animals This is exam question 3 of lesson 30 «Thinking like an animal» of the everyday 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/everyday/30-thinking-like-an-animal/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:30-thinking-like-an-animal:e3:1 # text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning animals that run away. 1 Select select VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 response response NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 consistent consistent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 acl:relcl _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 established establish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 amod _ _ 10 facts fact NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ 11 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 10 acl _ _ 12 animals animal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ 13 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 14 nsubj _ _ 14 run run VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 acl:relcl _ _ 15 away away ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | | 2 | **is** | present | the response | | | | | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **establish** | participle | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | | 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | animals | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus animal=Experiencer | | 5 | **run away** | present | animals | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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} Hunting animals ignore anything that runs away ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:30-thinking-like-an-animal:e3:o1:1 # text = Hunting animals ignore anything that runs away 1 Hunting hunt VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 amod _ _ 2 animals animal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 ignore ignore VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 3 obj _ _ 5 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 runs run VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 7 away away ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hunt** | gerund | | | | | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **ignore** | present | Hunting animals | anything | | | | | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme | | 3 | **run away** | present | | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Hunting animals possess a strong instinct to pursue that which flees ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:30-thinking-like-an-animal:e3:o2:1 # text = Hunting animals possess a strong instinct to pursue that which flees 1 Hunting hunt VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 amod _ _ 2 animals animal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 possess possess VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 strong strong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 instinct instinct NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 to to PART TO _ 8 mark _ _ 8 pursue pursue VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 10 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 nsubj _ _ 11 flees flee VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hunt** | gerund | | | | | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **possess** | present | Hunting animals | a strong instinct | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot instinct=Theme | | 3 | **pursue** | to-infinitive | Hunting animals *not said here* | | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **flee** | present | | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Running away always causes a hunting animal to stop ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:30-thinking-like-an-animal:e3:o3:1 # text = Running away always causes a hunting animal to stop 1 Running run VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 csubj _ _ 2 away away ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 4 advmod _ _ 4 causes cause VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 hunting hunting NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 animal animal NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 stop stop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 acl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run away** | gerund | | | | | | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **cause** | present | Running | a hunting animal | | | | always *property* | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition animal=Patient | | 3 | **stop** | to-infinitive | Running *not said here* | a hunting animal *not said here* | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 4 {#o4} Only prey animals give chase to things that run ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:30-thinking-like-an-animal:e3:o4:1 # text = Only prey animals give chase to things that run 1 Only only ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 prey prey NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 animals animal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 give give VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 chase chase NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ 8 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 nsubj _ _ 9 run run VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present | prey animals | chase | things | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent chase=Theme to thing=Recipient | | 2 | **run** | present | things | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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. - ← previous: [Thinking like an animal, exam 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/30-thinking-like-an-animal/e2/) - next →: [Thinking like an animal, exam 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/30-thinking-like-an-animal/e4/) - ↑ back to [Thinking like an animal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/30-thinking-like-an-animal/)