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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Mars · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the search for life upon Mars. Exam question 3 of lesson 8 «Mars» of the space course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Exam question 3 · Mars

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the search for life upon Mars.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, search

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 8 «Mars» of the space 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/space/8-mars/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:8-mars:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the search for life upon Mars.
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	1	xcomp	_	_
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	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Mars	Mars	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 |  |  |  | consistent *property* | 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 |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the search |  |  |  | for life upon Mars | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus search=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 {#o1}

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Fossilised animals were recovered by Perseverance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:8-mars:e3:o1:1
# text = Fossilised animals were recovered by Perseverance
1	Fossilised	fossilis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	recovered	recover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Perseverance	Perseverance	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fossilis** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **recover** | past · passive | Perseverance | Fossilised animals |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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No life has been found, though a possible sign of ancient microbes was reported in 2025

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:8-mars:e3:o2:1
# text = No life has been found, though a possible sign of ancient microbes was reported in 2025
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
7	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	microbes	microbe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	2025	2025	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · perfect · passive |  | no life |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **report** | past · passive |  | a possible sign of ancient microbes |  | 2025 |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **sign** |  |  | ancient microbes |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Living organisms were conclusively identified in 2012

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:8-mars:e3:o3:1
# text = Living organisms were conclusively identified in 2012
1	Living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	organisms	organism	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	conclusively	conclusively	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	identified	identify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	2012	2012	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | past · passive |  | Living organisms |  | 2012 |  | conclusively *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The search was abandoned upon the arrival of Curiosity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:space:8-mars:e3:o4:1
# text = The search was abandoned upon the arrival of Curiosity
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	abandoned	abandon	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Curiosity	curiosity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abandon** | past · passive |  | the search |  |  |  | upon the arrival of Curiosity | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: subject=Source |
| 2 | **arrive** |  | Curiosity |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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