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title: Identify the course of action most appropriate where a child discove… — Animals · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the course of action most appropriate where a child discovers an injured wild bird upon the premises. Exam question 3 of lesson 46 «Animals» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was 
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# Exam question 3 · Animals

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Identify the course of action most appropriate where a child discovers an injured wild bird upon the premises.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, child · **What happens:** identify, discover · **To what, where:** course, injured wild bird

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 46 «Animals» of the religion ethics 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/religion-ethics/46-animals/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:46-animals:e3:1
# text = Identify the course of action most appropriate where a child discovers an injured wild bird upon the premises.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	appropriate	appropriate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	discovers	discover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	injured	injured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
16	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	premises	premise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the course of action |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent course=Theme |
| 2 | **discover** | present | a child | a injured wild bird |  |  |  | upon the premises | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Topic |

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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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The bird is to be retained indoors and nourished upon bread by the child who found it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:46-animals:e3:o1:1
# text = The bird is to be retained indoors and nourished upon bread by the child who found it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	retained	retain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	nourished	nourish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retain** | present · passive |  | the bird |  |  |  | indoors *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **nourish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | upon bread; by the child | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **find** | past | the child | bird |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The bird is to be disregarded, wild creatures being no concern of the finder

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:46-animals:e3:o2:1
# text = The bird is to be disregarded, wild creatures being no concern of the finder
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	disregarded	disregard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	creatures	creature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	cop	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	concern	concern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	finder	finder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disregard** | present · passive |  | the bird |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund | wild creatures | no concern |  |  |  | of the finder | tree rules |

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

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The matter is to be referred to a responsible adult or to an animal rescue service

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:46-animals:e3:o3:1
# text = The matter is to be referred to a responsible adult or to an animal rescue service
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	referred	refer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	rescue	rescue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refer** | present · passive |  | the matter | a responsible adult or a rescue service |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to adult=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The bird is to be launched into the air in order that it may resume flight

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:46-animals:e3:o4:1
# text = The bird is to be launched into the air in order that it may resume flight
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	launched	launch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	resume	resume	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
16	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **launch** | present · passive |  | the bird |  |  |  | into the air *result*; in order | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Theme into air=Result |
| 2 | **resume** | may | bird | flight |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flight=Eventuality |

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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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