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title: Which of these eye and ear myths is most dangerous to believe? — Eyes and ears · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of these eye and ear myths is most dangerous to believe? Test 9 · ★ 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 9 · ★ · Eyes and ears

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Which of these eye and ear myths is most dangerous to believe?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be, believe

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t9:1
# text = Which of these eye and ear myths is most dangerous to believe?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
3	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	10	advmod	_	_
10	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: 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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Carrots will help you to see in the dark like a cat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t9:o1:1
# text = Carrots will help you to see in the dark like a cat
1	Carrots	carrot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | future | Carrots | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | the dark |  | like a cat | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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You'll go square-eyed if you sit too near the telly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t9:o2:1
# text = You'll go square-eyed if you sit too near the telly
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	square	square	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	eyed	eyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sit	sit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	near	near	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | future | You |  |  |  |  | eyed *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sit** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  | the telly |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent near telly=Location |

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

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Staring at an eclipse is safe because it's dark

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t9:o3:1
# text = Staring at an eclipse is safe because it's dark
1	Staring	stare	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	eclipse	eclipse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stare** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | at a eclipse | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at eclipse=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Staring |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | eclipse |  |  |  |  | dark *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Your eyes will stay crossed for good if the wind changes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:3-eyes-and-ears:t9:o4:1
# text = Your eyes will stay crossed for good if the wind changes
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	crossed	cross	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | future · passive |  | Your eyes |  |  |  | for good | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **change** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the wind |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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