--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Friends who cling to a legend · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the capacity of bats in respect of vision? Exam question 3 of lesson 31 «Friends who cling to a legend» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's cho --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/31-friends-who-cling-to-a-legend/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/) / [Myths](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/) / [Friends who cling to a legend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/31-friends-who-cling-to-a-legend/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Friends who cling to a legend Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the capacity of bats in respect of vision? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, respect · **To what, where:** capacity, respect, vision This is exam question 3 of lesson 31 «Friends who cling to a legend» 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/31-friends-who-cling-to-a-legend/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:31-friends-who-cling-to-a-legend:e3:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the capacity of bats in respect of vision? 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 _ 12 case _ _ 12 bats bat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nmod _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 respect respect NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 vision vision NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? 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 capacity of bats | | respect of vision | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **respect** | | | vision | | | | | nom respect «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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Bats are able to see only in total darkness ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:31-friends-who-cling-to-a-legend:e3:o1:1 # text = Bats are able to see only in total darkness 1 Bats bat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 able able ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 only only ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 total total ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 darkness darkness NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Bats | | | | | able *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | Bats *not said here* | total darkness | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer darkness=Stimulus | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Bats possess sight, frequently supplemented by echolocation ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:31-friends-who-cling-to-a-legend:e3:o2:1 # text = Bats possess sight, frequently supplemented by echolocation 1 Bats bat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 possess possess VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 frequently frequently ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 supplemented supplement VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 echolocation echolocation NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **possess** | present | Bats | sight | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sight=Theme | | 2 | **supplement** | participle | Bats *not said here* | | | | | by echolocation; frequently *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Bats are entirely devoid of sight ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:31-friends-who-cling-to-a-legend:e3:o3:1 # text = Bats are entirely devoid of sight 1 Bats bat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 entirely entirely ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 devoid devoid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Bats | | | | | of sight; devoid, entirely *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Bats perceive solely by smell ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:31-friends-who-cling-to-a-legend:e3:o4:1 # text = Bats perceive solely by smell 1 Bats bat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 perceive perceive VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 solely solely ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 smell smell NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perceive** | present | Bats | | | | | by smell; solely *property* | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | **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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