--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Guinea pigs, hamsters and fish · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the dietary requirement of guinea pigs? 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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/63-guinea-pigs-hamsters-and-fish/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:63-guinea-pigs-hamsters-and-fish:e1:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the dietary requirement of guinea pigs? 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 11 det _ _ 10 dietary dietary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 requirement requirement NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 guinea guinea NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ _ 14 pigs pig NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 dietary requirement of guinea pigs | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **require** | | | guinea pigs | | | | | nom requirement «cognition transitive»: of=patient | 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} They must be fed meat once a week ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:63-guinea-pigs-hamsters-and-fish:e1:o1:1 # text = They must be fed meat once a week 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 2 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 3 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 cop _ _ 4 fed feed VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 amod _ _ 5 meat meat NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 5 advmod _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 week week NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **feed** | participle | | | | | | | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | must | They | fed meat | | | | once *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} They require only dry pellets and water ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:63-guinea-pigs-hamsters-and-fish:e1:o2:1 # text = They require only dry pellets and water 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 require require VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 only only ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 4 dry dry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 pellets pellet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **require** | present | They | dry pellets and water | | | | | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme pellet=Precondition | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} They cannot produce vitamin C and require fresh vegetables daily ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:63-guinea-pigs-hamsters-and-fish:e1:o3:1 # text = They cannot produce vitamin C and require fresh vegetables daily 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 produce produce VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 vitamin vitamin NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 C C PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 require require VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 9 fresh fresh ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 vegetables vegetable NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ 11 daily daily ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **produce** | can | They | vitamin C | | | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent c=Result | | 2 | **require** | present | They *not said here* | fresh vegetables | | | | daily *property* | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme vegetable=Precondition | ### Option 4 {#o4} They produce vitamin C abundantly ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:63-guinea-pigs-hamsters-and-fish:e1:o4:1 # text = They produce vitamin C abundantly 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 produce produce VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 vitamin vitamin NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 C c NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 abundantly abundantly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **produce** | present | They | vitamin C | | | | abundantly *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent c=Result | **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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