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title: A mantis shrimp has 16 kinds of colour cells and we have 3. Does it… — Senses: eyes and ears · tree and pragmatics
description: A mantis shrimp has 16 kinds of colour cells and we have 3. Does it see colours much better than us? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 69 «Senses: eyes and ears» 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.
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# Test 11 · ★ · Senses: eyes and ears

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A mantis shrimp has 16 kinds of colour cells and we have 3. Does it see colours much better than us?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mantis shrimp, we, shrimp · **What happens:** have, see · **To what, where:** 16 kinds, 3, colours

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 69 «Senses: eyes and ears» 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/69-senses-eyes-and-ears/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A mantis shrimp has 16 kinds of colour cells and we have 3.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:69-senses-eyes-and-ears:t11:1
# text = A mantis shrimp has 16 kinds of colour cells and we have 3.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mantis	mantis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	shrimp	shrimp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	16	16	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a mantis shrimp | 16 kinds of colour cells |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | present | we | 3 |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3=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:* Does it see colours much better than us?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:69-senses-eyes-and-ears:t11:2
# text = Does it see colours much better than us?
1	Does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	much	much	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	better	well	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present · do-support | shrimp | colours |  |  |  | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer colour=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Yes, it can read in the dark

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:69-senses-eyes-and-ears:t11:o1:1
# text = Yes, it can read in the dark
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | can | it |  |  | the dark |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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No, it sees no colours at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:69-senses-eyes-and-ears:t11:o2:1
# text = No, it sees no colours at all
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | it | no colours |  | all |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer colour=Stimulus |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Not exactly: tests suggest it is not better at telling close colours apart

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:69-senses-eyes-and-ears:t11:o3:1
# text = Not exactly: tests suggest it is not better at telling close colours apart
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
2	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	tests	test	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	suggest	suggest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
10	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
12	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
14	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **suggest** *speech: suggest* | present | tests |  |  |  |  | exactly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | close colours |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent colour=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Yes, it sees five times better

```conllu
# sent_id = question:biology:69-senses-eyes-and-ears:t11:o4:1
# text = Yes, it sees five times better
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | it |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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