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title: Dad says you'll go square-eyed sitting near the telly. Where might t… — Eyes and ears · tree and pragmatics
description: Dad says you'll go square-eyed sitting near the telly. Where might the old warning come from? Test 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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# Test 4 · ★ · Eyes and ears

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Dad says you'll go square-eyed sitting near the telly. Where might the old warning come from?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad, you, old warning · **What happens:** say, go, sit, come · **To what, where:** telly · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 3 «Eyes and ears» 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/3-eyes-and-ears/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad says you'll go square-eyed sitting near the telly.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t4:1
# text = Dad says you'll go square-eyed sitting near the telly.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	square	square	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	eyed	eyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
9	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
10	near	near	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** | future | you |  |  |  |  | eyed *property* | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **sit** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  | the telly |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent near telly=Location |

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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:* Where might the old warning come from?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t4:2
# text = Where might the old warning come from?
1	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | might | the old warning |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Square eyes are common in people who watch cartoons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t4:o1:1
# text = Square eyes are common in people who watch cartoons
1	Square	square	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
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	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	watch	watch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	cartoons	cartoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Square eyes |  |  |  |  | in people; common *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **watch** | present | people | cartoons |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cartoon=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Scientists found children with square eyes in a famous study in 1990

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t4:o2:1
# text = Scientists found children with square eyes in a famous study in 1990
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	square	square	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	study	study	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	1990	1990	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | Scientists | children |  | a famous study |  | with square eyes; in 1990 | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Topic |

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

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Very old TVs gave off a little radiation, and the warning stayed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t4:o3:1
# text = Very old TVs gave off a little radiation, and the warning stayed
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	TVs	tv	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	radiation	radiation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give off** | past | old TVs | a little radiation |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source radiation=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** | past | the warning |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Modern TVs pull eyes into a square shape

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t4:o4:1
# text = Modern TVs pull eyes into a square shape
1	Modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	TVs	tv	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pull	pull	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	square	square	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present | Modern TVs | eyes |  | a square shape |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme |

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