Exam question 3 · Famous zoos in the USA and the UK

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the contribution of the Bronx Zoo to the conservation of the American bison?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris, contribute, conserve · To what, where: contribution, Bronx Zoo, American bison

This is exam question 3 of lesson 116 «Famous zoos in the USA and the UK» of the biology 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.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 contribution	det
10	contribution	contribution	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	14 Zoo	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Zoo	det
13	Bronx	Bronx	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Zoo	compound
14	Zoo	Zoo	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 contribution	nmod
15	to	to	ADP	_	17 conservation	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 conservation	det
17	conservation	conservation	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obl
18	of	of	ADP	_	21 bison	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 bison	det
20	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 bison	amod
21	bison	bison	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 conservation	nmod
22	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present	the contribution of the Bronx Zoo	of the following statements; to the conservation of the American bison; accurately property	tree rules
3	contribute		the Bronx Zoo		nom contribution «act transitive»: of=patient
4	conserve		the American bison		nom conservation «event transitive»: of=patient

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

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

In 1907 it dispatched bison to the Great Plains

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 1907	case
2	1907	1907	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 dispatched	obl
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 dispatched	nsubj
4	dispatched	dispatch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	bison	bison	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dispatched	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 Plains	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Plains	det
8	Great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 Plains	amod
9	Plains	Plain	PROPN	Number=Plur	4 dispatched	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dispatch	past	it	bison	the Great Plains	1907			vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bison=Theme to plain=Destination

Option 2

In 1907 it acquired the last surviving bison for exhibition

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 1907	case
2	1907	1907	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 acquired	obl
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 acquired	nsubj
4	acquired	acquire	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bison	det
6	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 bison	amod
7	surviving	survive	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 bison	amod
8	bison	bison	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 acquired	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 exhibition	case
10	exhibition	exhibition	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bison	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	acquire	past	it	the last surviving bison		1907		for exhibition	vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent bison=Theme for exhibition=Asset
2	survive	gerund							vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 3

It cloned the American bison from cryopreserved cells

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 cloned	nsubj
2	cloned	clone	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bison	det
4	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bison	amod
5	bison	bison	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cloned	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 cells	case
7	cryopreserved	cryopreserv	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 cells	amod
8	cells	cell	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cloned	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	clone	past	It	the American bison		cryopreserved cells			tree rules
2	cryopreserv	participle							tree rules

Option 4

It relocated the American bison to London

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 relocated	nsubj
2	relocated	relocate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bison	det
4	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bison	amod
5	bison	bison	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 relocated	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 London	case
7	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 relocated	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	relocate	past	It	the American bison	London				tree rules

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