Exam question 2 · Kung Fu Panda: real giant pandas and red pandas

Identify the anatomical structure by means of which the giant panda grasps the stalks of bamboo.

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, giant panda · What happens: identify, mean, grasp · To what, where: anatomical structure, stalks

This is exam question 2 of lesson 135 «Kung Fu Panda: real giant pandas and red pandas» 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	Identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 structure	det
3	anatomical	anatomical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 structure	amod
4	structure	structure	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Identify	obj
5	by	by	ADP	_	6 means	case
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Identify	parataxis
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 which	case
8	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 grasps	obl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 panda	det
10	giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 panda	amod
11	panda	panda	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 grasps	nsubj
12	grasps	grasp	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 means	parataxis
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 stalks	det
14	stalks	stalk	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 grasps	obj
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 bamboo	case
16	bamboo	bamboo	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 stalks	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here	the anatomical structure	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent structure=Theme
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3	grasp	present	the giant panda	the stalks of bamboo	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stalk=Stimulus

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

A true opposable thumb identical to that of the human hand

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 thumb	det
2	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 thumb	amod
3	opposable	opposable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 thumb	amod
4	thumb	thumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 that	nsubj
5	identical	identical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 that	advmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 that	case
7	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	11 hand	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hand	det
10	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 hand	amod
11	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 that	nmod

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Option 2

Adhesive pads upon the soles of the feet

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Adhesive	Adhesive	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 pads	compound
2	pads	pad	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	upon	upon	ADP	_	5 soles	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 soles	det
5	soles	sole	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pads	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 feet	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 feet	det
8	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 soles	nmod

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Option 3

A prehensile tail employed as a fifth limb

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 tail	det
2	prehensile	prehensile	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 tail	amod
3	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	employed	employ	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 tail	acl
5	as	as	ADP	_	8 limb	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 limb	det
7	fifth	fifth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 limb	amod
8	limb	limb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 employed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	employ	participle		a prehensile tail not said here				as a fifth limb	vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as limb=Attribute

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

An enlarged bone of the wrist which functions in the manner of a thumb

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bone	det
2	enlarged	enlarged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bone	amod
3	bone	bone	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 wrist	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 wrist	det
6	wrist	wrist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bone	nmod
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 functions	nsubj
8	functions	function	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 bone	acl:relcl
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 manner	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 manner	det
11	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 functions	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 thumb	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 thumb	det
14	thumb	thumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 manner	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	function	present	a enlarged bone of the wrist			the manner of a thumb			vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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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