---
title: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts co… — Flowers, pollination and how seeds tra… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the dispersal of burdock seeds. Exam question 4 of lesson 23 «Flowers, pollination and how seeds travel» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opti
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/23-flowers-and-seeds/e4/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/) / [Flowers, pollination and how seeds tra…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/23-flowers-and-seeds/) / e4

# Exam question 4 · Flowers, pollination and how seeds travel

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the dispersal of burdock seeds.

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, response, established facts · **What happens:** select, be, establish, concern, disperse · **To what, where:** response, dispersal, burdock seeds

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 4 of lesson 23 «Flowers, pollination and how seeds travel» of the world 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/world/23-flowers-and-seeds/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:23-flowers-and-seeds:e4:1
# text = Select the response that is consistent with the established facts concerning the dispersal of burdock seeds.
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	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dispersal	dispersal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	burdock	burdock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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 | **is** | present | the response |  |  |  |  | with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the dispersal of burdock seeds |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus dispersal=Experiencer |
| 5 | **disperse** |  |  | burdock seeds |  |  |  |  | nom dispersal «act transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are conveyed by the wind, being light and furnished with plumes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:23-flowers-and-seeds:e4:o1:1
# text = They are conveyed by the wind, being light and furnished with plumes
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
9	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	furnished	furnish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	plumes	plume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convey** | present · passive | the wind | They |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | light *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **furnish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with plumes | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent with plume=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are conveyed by floating upon water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:23-flowers-and-seeds:e4:o2:1
# text = They are conveyed by floating upon water
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	floating	float	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convey** | present · passive |  | They |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **float** | gerund |  |  |  | water |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon water=Trajectory |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are conveyed by attachment to the fur of animals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:23-flowers-and-seeds:e4:o3:1
# text = They are conveyed by attachment to the fur of animals
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	attachment	attachment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convey** | present · passive | attachment | They | the fur of animals |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Topic to fur=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are expelled by a bursting pod

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:23-flowers-and-seeds:e4:o4:1
# text = They are expelled by a bursting pod
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	expelled	expel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	bursting	burst	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	pod	pod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expel** | present · passive | a bursting pod | They |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **burst** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Flowers, pollination and how seeds tra…, exam 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/23-flowers-and-seeds/e3/)
- next →: [Groups of animals and how to tell them…, test 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/24-animal-groups/t1/)
- ↑ back to [Flowers, pollination and how seeds travel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/23-flowers-and-seeds/)