Test 9 · Eagles: golden eagles, harpy eagles, Steller's sea eagles…
«eagles got eyes the size of footballs, that's how they see so far» What is right?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: eagles, that · What happens: get, be, see · To what, where: eyes · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 of lesson 323 «Eagles: golden eagles, harpy eagles, Steller's sea eagles and eagle eyes» of the biology 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.
The question
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 got | punct |
| 2 | eagles | eagle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 got | nsubj |
| 3 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 got | obj |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 size | det |
| 6 | size | size | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 footballs | case |
| 8 | footballs | football | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 size | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 see | punct |
| 10 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 12 how | nsubj |
| 11 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 how | cop |
| 12 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 14 see | advmod |
| 13 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 see | nsubj |
| 14 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 got | conj |
| 15 | so | so | ADV | _ | 16 far | advmod |
| 16 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 14 see | advmod |
| 17 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 far | punct |
| 18 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 20 right | nsubj |
| 19 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 right | cop |
| 20 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 see | ccomp |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get in a quote | past | eagles | eyes | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent eye=Beneficiary size=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | that | how property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | see in a quote | present | eagles = eagle | far property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 4 | is | present | right property | tree rules |
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
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
They see far because they fly near the Sun
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 see | nsubj |
| 2 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 2 see | advmod |
| 4 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 6 fly | mark |
| 5 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 fly | nsubj |
| 6 | fly | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 see | advcl |
| 7 | near | near | ADP | _ | 9 Sun | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Sun | det |
| 9 | Sun | Sun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 fly | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | present | They | far property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | fly | present | they | the Sun | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near sun=Location |
Option 2
Their eyes are tiny and weak, so they find rabbits by smell instead of sight
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 2 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 tiny | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 tiny | cop |
| 4 | tiny | tiny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 weak | cc |
| 6 | weak | weak | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 tiny | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 find | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 find | advmod |
| 9 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 find | nsubj |
| 10 | find | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 tiny | parataxis |
| 11 | rabbits | rabbit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 find | obj |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 13 smell | case |
| 13 | smell | smell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 find | obl |
| 14 | instead | instead | ADV | ExtPos=ADP | 16 sight | case |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 instead | fixed |
| 16 | sight | sight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 find | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Their eyes | tiny property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | Their eyes not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | find | present | eyes = eye | rabbits | by smell; instead sight | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rabbit=Topic |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Their eyes are about as big as ours but packed with far more light-sensing cells
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 2 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 big | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 big | cop |
| 4 | about | about | ADV | _ | 6 big | advmod |
| 5 | as | as | ADV | _ | 6 big | advmod |
| 6 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | as | as | ADP | _ | 8 ours | case |
| 8 | ours | our | PRON | Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 big | obl |
| 9 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 10 packed | cc |
| 10 | packed | pack | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 big | conj |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 17 cells | case |
| 12 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 13 more | advmod |
| 13 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 17 cells | amod |
| 14 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 sensing | compound |
| 15 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 14 light | punct |
| 16 | sensing | sense | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 17 cells | amod |
| 17 | cells | cell | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 packed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Their eyes | as ours; about, big property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | pack | participle | Their eyes not said here | with more sensing cells | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with cell=Theme | ||||
| 3 | sense | gerund | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4
Yes, their eyes are as big as footballs
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | yes | INTJ | Polarity=Pos | 7 big | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yes | punct |
| 3 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 4 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 big | nsubj |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 big | cop |
| 6 | as | as | ADV | _ | 7 big | advmod |
| 7 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | as | as | ADP | _ | 9 footballs | case |
| 9 | footballs | football | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 big | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | their eyes | as footballs; big property | tree rules |
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