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title: Isla's brother says, "Colours don't have temperatures, ya eejit." Wh… — Colours: mixing, the colour wheel, war… · tree and pragmatics
description: Isla's brother says, "Colours don't have temperatures, ya eejit." Who is right? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 13 «Colours: mixing, the colour wheel, warm and cool» of the arts course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong
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# Test 2 · ★★ · Colours: mixing, the colour wheel, warm and cool

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Isla's brother says, "Colours don't have temperatures, ya eejit." Who is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brother, Colours · **What happens:** say, not have, be · **To what, where:** temperatures · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 13 «Colours: mixing, the colour wheel, warm and cool» of the arts course of Mova's primary school. 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/arts/13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Isla's brother says, "Colours don't have temperatures, ya eejit."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool:t2:1
# text = Isla's brother says, "Colours don't have temperatures, ya eejit."
1	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
11	temperatures	temperature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	ya	ya	X	GW	_	10	parataxis	_	_
14	eejit	eejit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	goeswith	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Isla's brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **have** *in a quote* | present · do-support | Colours | temperatures |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temperature=Patient |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Who is right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool:t2:2
# text = Who is right?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Only the brother, because colours have no feeling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool:t2:o1:1
# text = Only the brother, because colours have no feeling
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | colours | no feeling |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Only Isla, because blue paint is actually cold to touch and red paint is warm

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool:t2:o2:1
# text = Only Isla, because blue paint is actually cold to touch and red paint is warm
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	touch	touch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | blue paint |  |  |  |  | actually, cold *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **touch** | to-infinitive | blue paint *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | red paint |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Neither, because all colours feel the same to everyone, whatever they look like

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool:t2:o3:1
# text = Neither, because all colours feel the same to everyone, whatever they look like
1	Neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	appos	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | all colours | the same |  |  |  | to everyone; neither *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent same=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | present | colours *= colour* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Both partly: paint isn't hot, but warm and cool colours change the mood

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:arts:13-colours-mixing-the-colour-wheel-warm-and-cool:t2:o4:1
# text = Both partly: paint isn't hot, but warm and cool colours change the mood
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
2	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
4	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	change	change	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	mood	mood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | both paint |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | present | warm colours | the mood |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mood=Patient |

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