--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Trees and forests through the year · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the means of estimating the age of a felled tree? 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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/76-trees-and-forests-through-the-year/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:76-trees-and-forests-through-the-year:e1:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the means of estimating the age of a felled tree? 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 nsubj _ _ 10 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 ccomp _ _ 11 of of SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 12 estimating estimate VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 10 advcl _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 age age NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 felled fell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 18 amod _ _ 18 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ? ? 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 | | | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **mean** | present | the | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **estimate** | gerund | the *not said here* | the age of a felled tree | | | | | vn estimate-34.2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent age=Value | | 5 | **fell** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | 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} Counting the branches upon its crown ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:76-trees-and-forests-through-the-year:e1:o1:1 # text = Counting the branches upon its crown 1 Counting count VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 branches branch NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 4 upon upon ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 crown crown NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **count** | gerund | | the branches | | | | upon its crown | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent branch=Theme | | 2 | **crown** | | its *= it* | | | | | | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Counting the rings of wood in its stump ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:76-trees-and-forests-through-the-year:e1:o2:1 # text = Counting the rings of wood in its stump 1 Counting count VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 rings ring NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 wood wood NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 stump stump NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **count** | gerund | | the rings of wood | | wood's stump | | | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Measuring the height of its trunk ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:76-trees-and-forests-through-the-year:e1:o3:1 # text = Measuring the height of its trunk 1 Measuring measure VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 height height NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 trunk trunk NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **measure** | gerund | | the height of height's trunk | | | | | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme height=Value | ### Option 4 {#o4} Weighing the leaves which it bears ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:76-trees-and-forests-through-the-year:e1:o4:1 # text = Weighing the leaves which it bears 1 Weighing weigh VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 leaves leaf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 4 which which DET WDT PronType=Int 6 det _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 bears bear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **weigh** | gerund | | the leaves and which bears | | | | | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme leaf=Value | | 2 | **bear** | | it | | | | | | tree rules | **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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