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title: Ascertain the effect upon the eyes of the habitual wearing of specta… — Eyes and ears · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the effect upon the eyes of the habitual wearing of spectacles by a short-sighted child. Exam question 4 of lesson 3 «Eyes and ears» 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 wrong.
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# Exam question 4 · Eyes and ears

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Ascertain the effect upon the eyes of the habitual wearing of spectacles by a short-sighted child.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, effect · **What happens:** ascertain, wear, sight · **To what, where:** effect

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 3 «Eyes and ears» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/3-eyes-and-ears/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the effect upon the eyes of the habitual wearing of spectacles by a short-sighted child.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	habitual	habitual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	spectacles	spectacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
15	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	sighted	sight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the effect |  |  |  | upon the eyes of the habitual | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Topic |
| 2 | **wear** | gerund | the effect *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of spectacles; by a sighted child | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent of spectacle=Source |
| 3 | **sight** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The eyes become dependent and cease to focus

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:e4:o1:1
# text = The eyes become dependent and cease to focus
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dependent	dependent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	cease	cease	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	focus	focus	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | the eyes |  |  |  |  | dependent *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **cease** | present | the eyes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **focus** | to-infinitive | the eyes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The eyes are progressively weakened and rendered idle by their use

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:e4:o2:1
# text = The eyes are progressively weakened and rendered idle by their use
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	progressively	progressively	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	weakened	weaken	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	rendered	render	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	idle	idle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weaken** | present · passive |  | the eyes |  |  |  | progressively *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **render** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by eyes's use; idle *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **use** |  | eyes *= eye* |  |  |  |  |  | nom use «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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Vision is rendered clear, and the eyes are not weakened

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:e4:o3:1
# text = Vision is rendered clear, and the eyes are not weakened
1	Vision	vision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	rendered	render	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	weakened	weaken	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | present · passive |  | Vision |  |  |  | clear *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **weaken** | present · passive |  | the eyes |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The short sight is permanently cured within months

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:e4:o4:1
# text = The short sight is permanently cured within months
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	permanently	permanently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	cured	cure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cure** | present · passive |  | the short sight |  |  | month | permanently *property* | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Source |

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