--- title: «eagles got eyes the size of footballs, that's how they see so far»… — Eagles: golden eagles, harpy eagles, S… · tree and pragmatics description: «eagles got eyes the size of footballs, that's how they see so far» What is right? Test 9 of lesson 323 «Eagles: golden eagles, harpy eagles, Steller's sea eagles and eagle eyes» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/323-eagles-golden-eagles-harpy-eagles-stellers-sea-eagles-and-eagle-eyes/t9/) [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/) / [Eagles: golden eagles, harpy eagles, S…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/323-eagles-golden-eagles-harpy-eagles-stellers-sea-eagles-and-eagle-eyes/) / t9 # Test 9 · Eagles: golden eagles, harpy eagles, Steller's sea eagles… «eagles got eyes the size of footballs, that's how they see so far» What is right? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** eagles, that · **What happens:** get, be, see · **To what, where:** eyes · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 of lesson 323 «Eagles: golden eagles, harpy eagles, Steller's sea eagles and eagle eyes» 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/323-eagles-golden-eagles-harpy-eagles-stellers-sea-eagles-and-eagle-eyes/#t9). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:323-eagles-golden-eagles-harpy-eagles-stellers-sea-eagles-and-eagle-eyes:t9:1 # text = «eagles got eyes the size of footballs, that's how they see so far» What is right? 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 eagles eagle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 size size NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 footballs football NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 10 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 12 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 14 advmod _ _ 13 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 see see VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 15 so so ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 16 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 » » PUNCT '' _ 16 punct _ _ 18 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 20 nsubj _ _ 19 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 20 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** *in a quote* | past | eagles | eyes | | | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent eye=Beneficiary size=Theme | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that | | | | | how *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **see** *in a quote* | present | eagles *= eagle* | | | | | far *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **is** | present | | | | | | right *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} They see far because they fly near the Sun ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:323-eagles-golden-eagles-harpy-eagles-stellers-sea-eagles-and-eagle-eyes:t9:o1:1 # text = They see far because they fly near the Sun 1 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 see see VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 2 advmod _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 fly fly VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 advcl _ _ 7 near near ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Sun Sun PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | present | They | | | | | far *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **fly** | present | they | | | the Sun | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near sun=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} Their eyes are tiny and weak, so they find rabbits by smell instead of sight ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:323-eagles-golden-eagles-harpy-eagles-stellers-sea-eagles-and-eagle-eyes:t9:o2:1 # text = Their eyes are tiny and weak, so they find rabbits by smell instead of sight 1 Their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 tiny tiny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 weak weak ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 9 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 find find VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 11 rabbits rabbit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ _ 12 by by ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 smell smell NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 14 instead instead ADV RB ExtPos=ADP 16 case _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 14 fixed _ _ 16 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Their eyes | | | | | tiny *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | | Their eyes *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **find** | present | eyes *= eye* | rabbits | | | | by smell; instead sight | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rabbit=Topic | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Their eyes are about as big as ours but packed with far more light-sensing cells ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:323-eagles-golden-eagles-harpy-eagles-stellers-sea-eagles-and-eagle-eyes:t9:o3:1 # text = Their eyes are about as big as ours but packed with far more light-sensing cells 1 Their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 about about ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 5 as as ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 7 as as ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 ours our PRON PRP Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 obl _ _ 9 but but CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 packed pack VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 conj _ _ 11 with with ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 12 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 13 advmod _ _ 13 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 17 amod _ _ 14 light light NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 15 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 sensing sense VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 17 amod _ _ 17 cells cell NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Their eyes | | | | | as ours; about, big *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **pack** | participle | Their eyes *not said here* | | | | | with more sensing cells | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with cell=Theme | | 3 | **sense** | gerund | | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 4 {#o4} Yes, their eyes are as big as footballs ```conllu # sent_id = question:biology:323-eagles-golden-eagles-harpy-eagles-stellers-sea-eagles-and-eagle-eyes:t9:o4:1 # text = Yes, their eyes are as big as footballs 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 7 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 5 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 as as ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 8 as as ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 footballs football NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | their eyes | | | | | as footballs; big *property* | tree rules | **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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