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title: Gran: "sit back from the telly or you'll go blind!" What's true? — Screens, eyes and sleep · tree and pragmatics
description: Gran: "sit back from the telly or you'll go blind!" What's true? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 35 «Screens, eyes and sleep» of the medicine 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 1 · ★★ · Screens, eyes and sleep

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Gran: "sit back from the telly or you'll go blind!" What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Gran, you · **What happens:** sit back, go, be · **To what, where:** telly

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 35 «Screens, eyes and sleep» of the medicine 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/medicine/35-screens-eyes-and-sleep/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Gran: "sit back from the telly or you'll go blind!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:35-screens-eyes-and-sleep:t1:1
# text = Gran: "sit back from the telly or you'll go blind!"
1	Gran	gran	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
13	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit back** *in a quote* | infinitive | Gran |  |  | the telly |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | future | you |  |  |  |  | blind *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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:* What's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:35-screens-eyes-and-sleep:t1:2
# text = What's true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	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 |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It makes the eyes stronger, like exercise does for muscles

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:35-screens-eyes-and-sleep:t1:o1:1
# text = It makes the eyes stronger, like exercise does for muscles
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | It | the eyes |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material eye=Product |
| 2 | **do** | present | exercise |  |  |  |  | for muscles | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It only matters for old colour TV sets

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:35-screens-eyes-and-sleep:t1:o2:1
# text = It only matters for old colour TV sets
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	sets	set	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **matter** | present | It |  |  |  |  | for old TV sets | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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

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It won't damage eyes, but if he always sits close, check his sight

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:35-screens-eyes-and-sleep:t1:o3:1
# text = It won't damage eyes, but if he always sits close, check his sight
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	damage	damage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	11	advmod	_	_
11	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
12	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
14	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	sight	sight	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** **damage** | future | It | eyes |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP.instrument V NP»: agent=Instrument eye=Patient |
| 2 | **sit** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | he |  |  |  |  | always, close *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **check** | infinitive |  | his sight |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sight=Theme |
| 4 | **sight** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She's right, it causes blindness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:medicine:35-screens-eyes-and-sleep:t1:o4:1
# text = She's right, it causes blindness
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	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	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cause** | present | it | blindness |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition blindness=Patient |

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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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