Exam question 3 · Endangered animals and extinction

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the IUCN Red List?

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

This is exam question 3 of lesson 77 «Endangered animals and extinction» 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	12 List	det
10	IUCN	IUCN	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 List	compound
11	Red	Red	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 List	flat
12	List	List	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
13	?	?	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 IUCN Red List				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 is a worldwide record of the degree to which each species is threatened

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	5 record	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 record	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 record	det
4	worldwide	worldwide	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 record	amod
5	record	record	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 degree	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 degree	det
8	degree	degree	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 record	nmod
9	to	to	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 threatened	obl
11	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	12 species	det
12	species	species	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 threatened	nsubj:pass
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 threatened	aux:pass
14	threatened	threaten	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 degree	acl:relcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a worldwide record				of the degree	tree rules
2	threaten	present · passive		each species				to the degree	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer

Option 2

It is a catalogue of animals of a red colouration, compiled for the purposes of identification

The tree, 16 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	4 catalogue	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 catalogue	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 catalogue	det
4	catalogue	catalogue	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 animals	case
6	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 catalogue	nmod
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 colouration	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 colouration	det
9	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 colouration	amod
10	colouration	colouration	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 animals	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 compiled	punct
12	compiled	compile	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 catalogue	conj
13	for	for	ADP	_	15 purposes	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 purposes	det
15	purposes	purpose	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 compiled	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 identification	case
17	identification	identification	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 purposes	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a catalogue	of animals of a red colouration	tree rules
2	compile	participle			for the purposes of identification	vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for purpose=Beneficiary
3	purpose		identification			nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

Option 3

It is a schedule of animals available for purchase by zoos

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	4 schedule	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 schedule	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 schedule	det
4	schedule	schedule	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 animals	case
6	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 schedule	nmod
7	available	available	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 animals	amod
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 purchase	case
9	purchase	purchase	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 schedule	nmod
10	by	by	ADP	_	11 zoos	case
11	zoos	zoo	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 schedule	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a schedule				of animals; for purchase; by zoos	tree rules

Option 4

It is a register of the animals most dangerous to human beings

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	4 register	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 register	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 register	det
4	register	register	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 animals	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 animals	det
7	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 register	nmod
8	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	9 dangerous	advmod
9	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 register	acl
10	to	to	ADP	_	12 beings	case
11	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 beings	amod
12	beings	being	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 dangerous	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a register				of the animals	tree rules

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