--- title: Why would sound be more useful than eyes for a dolphin hunting in a… — Dolphins, porpoises and seals · tree and pragmatics description: Why would sound be more useful than eyes for a dolphin hunting in a muddy river? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 27 «Dolphins, porpoises and seals» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/27-dolphins-porpoises-and-seals/t10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/) / [Dolphins, porpoises and seals](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/27-dolphins-porpoises-and-seals/) / t10 # Test 10 · ★ · Dolphins, porpoises and seals Why would sound be more useful than eyes for a dolphin hunting in a muddy river? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** sound, be This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 27 «Dolphins, porpoises and seals» of the biology 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/biology/27-dolphins-porpoises-and-seals/#t10). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:27-dolphins-porpoises-and-seals:t10:1 # text = Why would sound be more useful than eyes for a dolphin hunting in a muddy river? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 sound sound VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 cop _ _ 5 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 6 advmod _ _ 6 useful useful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 than than ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 dolphin dolphin NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 hunting hunting NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 muddy muddy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sound** | would | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 2 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | than eyes; for a dolphin hunting in a muddy river; useful *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 {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Eyes don't work in salt water, so dolphins never use them at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:27-dolphins-porpoises-and-seals:t10:o1:1 # text = Eyes don't work in salt water, so dolphins never use them at all 1 Eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 work work VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 salt salt NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 10 dolphins dolphin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 11 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 12 use use VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 13 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ 14 at at ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 12 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **work** | present · do-support | Eyes | | | | | in salt water | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in water=Theme | | 2 | **not** **use** | present | dolphins | Eyes *= eye* | | all | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Fish can't hear clicks ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:27-dolphins-porpoises-and-seals:t10:o2:1 # text = Fish can't hear clicks 1 Fish fish NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 2 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 clicks click NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **hear** | can | Fish | clicks | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer click=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} Dolphins are blind ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:27-dolphins-porpoises-and-seals:t10:o3:1 # text = Dolphins are blind 1 Dolphins dolphin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 blind blind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Dolphins | | | | | blind *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Sound travels well in water but you can't see far in mud ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:27-dolphins-porpoises-and-seals:t10:o4:1 # text = Sound travels well in water but you can't see far in mud 1 Sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 travels travel VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 2 advmod _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 6 but but CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 8 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 9 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ 11 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 10 advmod _ _ 12 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 mud mud NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **travel** | present | Sound | | | water | | well *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Trajectory | | 2 | **not** **see** | can | you | | | mud | | far *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | **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. 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