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title: "nah mate ur eyes literally fly out if u sneeze with em open, my bro… — Your amazing brain and senses · tree and pragmatics
description: "nah mate ur eyes literally fly out if u sneeze with em open, my bro saw it" What's true? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 2 «Your amazing brain and senses» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 1 · ★ · Your amazing brain and senses

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"nah mate ur eyes literally fly out if u sneeze with em open, my bro saw it" What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate eyes, u, bro · **What happens:** fly out, sneeze, see, be · **To what, where:** it

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 2 «Your amazing brain and senses» of the myths 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/myths/2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:t1:1
# text = "nah mate ur eyes literally fly out if u sneeze with em open, my bro saw it" What's true?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	ur	your	PRON	PRP$	Abbr=Yes|Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	fly	fly	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	sneeze	sneeze	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
12	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	em	em	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	_
21	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
23	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly out** *in a quote* | present | ur's mate eyes |  |  |  |  | literally *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sneeze** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **see** *in a quote* | past | my bro | it |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Only blue eyes pop out, brown ones don't

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:t1:o1:1
# text = Only blue eyes pop out, brown ones don't
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pop	pop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop out** | present | blue eyes |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **do** | present | brown ones |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He's right, it happens about once a week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:t1:o2:1
# text = He's right, it happens about once a week
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | present | it |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Closing them is a reflex; nobody's eyes pop out

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:t1:o3:1
# text = Closing them is a reflex; nobody's eyes pop out
1	Closing	close	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	reflex	reflex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	pop	pop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | gerund |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Closing | a reflex |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pop out** | present | nobody's eyes |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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They pop out for a moment but go straight back in again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:2-your-amazing-brain-and-senses:t1:o4:1
# text = They pop out for a moment but go straight back in again
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pop	pop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
9	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop out** | present | They |  |  |  | moment |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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