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description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the termination of the age of non-avian dinosaurs. Exam question 4 of lesson 58 «Deep time and the story of life» of the geography course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and
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# Exam question 4 · Deep time and the story of life

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Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the termination of the age of non-avian dinosaurs.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, termination

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 58 «Deep time and the story of life» of the geography 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/geography/58-deep-time-and-the-story-of-life/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:58-deep-time-and-the-story-of-life:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the termination of the age of non-avian dinosaurs.
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	termination	termination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	non-avian	non-avian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 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* | the termination of the age of non-avian dinosaurs |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus termination=Experiencer |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It followed a global flood of the continents

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:58-deep-time-and-the-story-of-life:e4:o1:1
# text = It followed a global flood of the continents
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	global	global	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	continents	continent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | It | a global flood of the continents |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flood=Theme |
| 2 | **flood** |  | the continents |  |  |  |  |  | nom flood «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It followed the appearance of oxygen in the atmosphere

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:58-deep-time-and-the-story-of-life:e4:o2:1
# text = It followed the appearance of oxygen in the atmosphere
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | It | the appearance of oxygen |  | the atmosphere |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent appearance=Theme in atmosphere=Trajectory |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It followed the impact of an asteroid approximately ten kilometres in diameter in Mexico

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:58-deep-time-and-the-story-of-life:e4:o3:1
# text = It followed the impact of an asteroid approximately ten kilometres in diameter in Mexico
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	impact	impact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	asteroid	asteroid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	approximately	approximately	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	kilometres	kilometre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	diameter	diameter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Mexico	Mexico	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | It | the impact of a asteroid |  | diameter in Mexico |  | ten kilometres *obl:unmarked* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent impact=Theme in diameter=Trajectory |
| 2 | **impact** |  |  | a asteroid |  |  |  |  | nom impact «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It followed the hunting of dinosaurs by early humans

```conllu
# sent_id = question:geography:58-deep-time-and-the-story-of-life:e4:o4:1
# text = It followed the hunting of dinosaurs by early humans
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hunting	hunting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | It | the hunting of dinosaurs |  |  |  | by early humans | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hunting=Theme by human=Trajectory |
| 2 | **hunt** |  |  | dinosaurs |  |  |  |  | nom hunting «act transitive»: of=patient |

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**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.

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