Exam question 4 · Wolves in Yellowstone, beavers in Britain and bringing nat…

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the structure of a wild wolf pack?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: structure

This is exam question 4 of lesson 283 «Wolves in Yellowstone, beavers in Britain and bringing nature back» 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 structure	det
10	structure	structure	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	15 pack	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 pack	det
13	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 pack	amod
14	wolf	wolf	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 pack	compound
15	pack	pack	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 structure	nmod
16	?	?	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 structure of a wild wolf pack				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

A family led by the parents

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 family	det
2	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	led	lead	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 family	acl
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 parents	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 parents	det
6	parents	parent	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 led	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	participle		a family not said here				by the parents	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by parent=Destination

Option 2

A group composed exclusively of male wolves

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 group	det
2	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	composed	compose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 group	acl
4	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	_	3 composed	advmod
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 wolves	case
6	male	male	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 wolves	amod
7	wolves	wolf	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 composed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	compose	participle		a group not said here				of male wolves; exclusively property	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3

A temporary gathering for the duration of winter

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 gathering	det
2	temporary	temporary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 gathering	amod
3	gathering	gathering	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 duration	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 duration	det
6	duration	duration	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gathering	nmod
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 winter	case
8	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 duration	nmod

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

Option 4

An assembly of unrelated wolves under a single dominant male

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 assembly	det
2	assembly	assembly	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 wolves	case
4	unrelated	unrelated	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 wolves	amod
5	wolves	wolf	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 assembly	nmod
6	under	under	ADP	_	10 male	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 male	det
8	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 male	amod
9	dominant	dominant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 male	amod
10	male	male	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 assembly	nmod

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

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