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# Exam question 1 · Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the capacity of the domestic cat to survive falls?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, survive · **To what, where:** capacity, falls

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 12 «Cats, dogs and animal 'facts' at home» of the myths 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/myths/12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the capacity of the domestic cat to survive falls?
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	10	det	_	_
10	capacity	capacity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	domestic	domestic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	survive	survive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
17	falls	fall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 capacity of the domestic cat |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **survive** | to-infinitive |  | falls |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fall=Circumstance |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It may turn to land upon its feet, yet remains liable to serious injury

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:e1:o1:1
# text = It may turn to land upon its feet, yet remains liable to serious injury
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	land	land	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	remains	remain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	liable	liable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | may | It |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **land** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | upon its feet | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **remain** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to serious injury; liable *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It lands upon its back in the majority of cases

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:e1:o2:1
# text = It lands upon its back in the majority of cases
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lands	land	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	majority	majority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	cases	case	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | present | It |  |  | the majority of cases |  | upon its back | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in majority=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is invariably uninjured in falls from any height

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:e1:o3:1
# text = It is invariably uninjured in falls from any height
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	invariably	invariably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	uninjured	uninjured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	falls	fall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  | falls from any height |  | invariably, uninjured *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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It is injured only in falls exceeding a full kilometre in height, if ever

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:12-cats-dogs-and-animal-facts-at-home:e1:o4:1
# text = It is injured only in falls exceeding a full kilometre in height, if ever
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	injured	injure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	falls	fall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	exceeding	exceed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	kilometre	kilometre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **injure** | present · passive |  | It |  | falls | ever |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **exceed** | gerund | falls *not said here* | a full kilometre |  |  |  | in height | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot kilometre=Theme in height=Attribute |

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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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