--- title: It is given that an earthworm has been divided into two parts. Selec… — Small creatures and creepy-crawlies · tree and pragmatics description: It is given that an earthworm has been divided into two parts. Select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 3 of lesson 9 «Small creatures and creepy-crawlies» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies/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/) / [Small creatures and creepy-crawlies](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/myths/9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Small creatures and creepy-crawlies It is given that an earthworm has been divided into two parts. Select the response consistent with the established facts. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** give, divide, select, establish · **To what, where:** It, earthworm, two parts, response This is exam question 3 of lesson 9 «Small creatures and creepy-crawlies» 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/9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies/#e3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* It is given that an earthworm has been divided into two parts. ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:e3:1 # text = It is given that an earthworm has been divided into two parts. 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 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 5 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 earthworm earthworm NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj:pass _ _ 7 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 divided divide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ 10 into into ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 12 nummod _ _ 12 parts part NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 2 | **divide** | present · perfect · passive | | a earthworm | | two parts | | | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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. *Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with the established facts. ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:e3:2 # text = Select the response consistent with the established facts. 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 consistent consistent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 established establish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 amod _ _ 8 facts fact NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . 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 | **establish** | participle | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Both parts invariably survive without regeneration ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:e3:o1:1 # text = Both parts invariably survive without regeneration 1 Both both DET DT PronType=Tot 2 det _ _ 2 parts part NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 invariably invariably ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 survive survive VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 without without ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 regeneration regeneration NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **survive** | present | both parts | | | | | without regeneration; invariably *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} At most the head end may survive and regenerate a tail ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:e3:o2:1 # text = At most the head end may survive and regenerate a tail 1 At at ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 7 obl _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 survive survive VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 regenerate regenerate VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **survive** | may | | | | most the head end | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at most=Location | | 2 | **regenerate** | infinitive | | a tail | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Both parts invariably develop into complete worms ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:e3:o3:1 # text = Both parts invariably develop into complete worms 1 Both both DET DT PronType=Tot 2 det _ _ 2 parts part NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 invariably invariably ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 develop develop VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 into into ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 complete complete ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 worms worm NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **develop** | present | both parts | | | | | into complete worms; invariably *property* | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient into worm=Product | ### Option 4 {#o4} The tail end invariably develops a new head ```conllu # sent_id = question:myths:9-small-creatures-and-creepy-crawlies:e3:o4:1 # text = The tail end invariably develops a new head 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 invariably invariably ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 develops develop VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **develop** | present | the tail end | a new head | | | | invariably *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Product | **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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