Exam question 3 · Borneo: orangutans, proboscis monkeys, the biggest flower…

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the nesting behaviour of the orangutan?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, characteris, nest · To what, where: nesting behaviour

This is exam question 3 of lesson 161 «Borneo: orangutans, proboscis monkeys, the biggest flower and gliding snakes» 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	11 behaviour	det
10	nesting	nest	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 behaviour	amod
11	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 orangutan	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 orangutan	det
14	orangutan	orangutan	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 behaviour	nmod
15	?	?	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 nesting behaviour of the orangutan	of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules
3	nest	gerund			vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

A single nest is occupied throughout the whole of life

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 nest	det
2	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 nest	amod
3	nest	nest	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 occupied	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 occupied	cop
5	occupied	occupied	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	throughout	throughout	ADP	_	10 life	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 life	det
8	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 life	amod
9	of	of	ADP	_	8 whole	obl
10	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 occupied	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a single nest				throughout the whole life	occupied property	tree rules

Option 2

No nest is constructed under any circumstances

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	No	no	DET	PronType=Neg	2 nest	det
2	nest	nest	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 constructed	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 constructed	aux:pass
4	constructed	construct	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	under	under	ADP	_	7 circumstances	case
6	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	7 circumstances	det
7	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 constructed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	present · passive		no nest		any circumstances			vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

A fresh nest of woven branches is constructed every night

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 nest	det
2	fresh	fresh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 nest	amod
3	nest	nest	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 constructed	nsubj:pass
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 branches	case
5	woven	woven	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 branches	compound
6	branches	branch	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 nest	nmod
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 constructed	aux:pass
8	constructed	construct	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	10 night	det
10	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 constructed	obl:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	present · passive		a fresh nest of woven branches			night		vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result

Option 4

Nests are constructed upon the ground beneath the trees

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nests	nest	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 constructed	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 constructed	aux:pass
3	constructed	construct	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	upon	upon	ADP	_	6 ground	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 ground	det
6	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 constructed	obl
7	beneath	beneath	ADP	_	9 trees	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 trees	det
9	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 constructed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	present · passive		Nests				upon the ground; beneath the trees	vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result

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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