Exam question 2 · The tiger: the biggest and strongest cat, a solitary and c…
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the social habits of the tiger?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: social habits
This is exam question 2 of lesson 19 «The tiger: the biggest and strongest cat, a solitary and cunning hunter» 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 habits | det |
| 10 | social | social | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 habits | amod |
| 11 | habits | habit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 characterises | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 tiger | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 tiger | det |
| 14 | tiger | tiger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 habits | nmod |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 characterises | 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 | the social habits of the tiger | of the following statements; accurately property | 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
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It lives and hunts alone, mothers accompanied by their cubs excepted
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 lives | nsubj |
| 2 | lives | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 hunts | cc |
| 4 | hunts | hunt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 lives | conj |
| 5 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 4 hunts | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 mothers | punct |
| 7 | mothers | mother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 lives | obl |
| 8 | accompanied | accompany | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 mothers | acl |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 cubs | case |
| 10 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 cubs | nmod:poss |
| 11 | cubs | cub | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 accompanied | obl:agent |
| 12 | excepted | accept | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 cubs | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | present | It | mothers | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | hunt | present | alone property | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | accompany | participle | mothers not said here | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | accept | participle | mothers's cubs not said here | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
It lives in prides governed by females
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 lives | nsubj |
| 2 | lives | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 prides | case |
| 4 | prides | pride | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 lives | obl |
| 5 | governed | govern | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 prides | acl |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 females | case |
| 7 | females | female | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 governed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | present | It | prides | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pride=Location | ||||
| 2 | govern | participle | prides not said here | by females | vn supervision-95.2.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
It forms permanent herds with its prey
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 forms | nsubj |
| 2 | forms | form | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | permanent | permanent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 herds | amod |
| 4 | herds | herd | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 forms | obj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 prey | case |
| 6 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 prey | nmod:poss |
| 7 | prey | prey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 forms | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | form | present | It | permanent herds | with its prey | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location herd=Theme |
Option 4
It hunts invariably in packs of considerable size, after the manner of the wolf
The tree, 14 words
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 hunts | nsubj |
| 2 | hunts | hunt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | invariably | invariably | ADV | _ | 2 hunts | advmod |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 packs | case |
| 5 | packs | pack | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 hunts | obl |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 size | case |
| 7 | considerable | considerable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 size | amod |
| 8 | size | size | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 packs | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 manner | punct |
| 10 | after | after | ADP | _ | 12 manner | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 manner | det |
| 12 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hunts | obl |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 wolf | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 wolf | det |
| 15 | wolf | wolf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 manner | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hunt | present | It | packs of considerable size | after the manner of the wolf | invariably property | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent in pack=Location |
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