hyperbolic Who acts: Hyperbolic language, making, things, I, Hyperbolic, bag · What happens: exaggerate, make, sound, be, eat, mean · To what, where: purpose, things, horse, ton, hyperbolic way, hyperbolic claims · Speech: someone speaks here
«hyperbolic» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: hyperbolic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Hyperbolic language exaggerates on purpose, making things sound much bigger, better or worse than they really are, like «I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.».
The tree, 27 words amod nsubj case obl punct csubj obj conj advmod xcomp punct conj cc conj mark nsubj advmod advcl punct mark punct nsubj cop advmod advcl nsubj aux conj det obj punct punct punct root Hyperbolic ADJ language NOUN exaggerates VERB on ADP purpose NOUN , PUNCT making VERB things NOUN sound VERB much ADV bigger ADJ , PUNCT better ADJ or CCONJ worse ADJ than SCONJ they PRON really ADV are VERB , PUNCT like SCONJ « PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX so ADV hungry ADJ I PRON could AUX eat VERB a DET horse NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hyperbolic hyperbolic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 language amod 2 language language NOUN Number=Sing 3 exaggerates nsubj 3 exaggerates exaggerate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 5 purpose case 5 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 3 exaggerates obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 making punct 7 making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 sound csubj 8 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 7 making obj 9 sound sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 exaggerates conj 10 much much ADV _ 11 bigger advmod 11 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 sound xcomp 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 better punct 13 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 bigger conj 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 worse cc 15 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 bigger conj 16 than than SCONJ _ 19 are mark 17 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 are nsubj 18 really really ADV _ 19 are advmod 19 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 bigger advcl 20 , , PUNCT _ 29 eat punct 21 like like SCONJ _ 26 hungry mark 22 « « PUNCT _ 26 hungry punct 23 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 26 hungry nsubj 24 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 26 hungry cop 25 so so ADV _ 26 hungry advmod 26 hungry hungry ADJ Degree=Pos 29 eat advcl 27 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 29 eat nsubj 28 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 29 eat aux 29 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 19 are conj 30 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 31 horse det 31 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 29 eat obj 32 . . PUNCT _ 9 sound punct 33 » » PUNCT _ 9 sound punct 34 . . PUNCT _ 3 exaggerates punct
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1 exaggerate present Hyperbolic language purpose tree rules 2 make gerund things vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product 3 sound present making big property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 4 does present things = thing vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 is in a quote present I hungry property tree rules 6 eat in a quote could I a horse vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Patient
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.
Meaning 2 Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
Hyperbolic means to do with a hyperbola, a special open curve with two separate branches.
The tree, 15 words nsubj mark ccomp case det obl punct det amod amod conj case nummod amod nmod punct root Hyperbolic ADJ means VERB to PART do VERB with ADP a DET hyperbola NOUN , PUNCT a DET special ADJ open ADJ curve NOUN with ADP two NUM separate ADJ branches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hyperbolic hyperbolic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 do mark 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means ccomp 5 with with ADP _ 7 hyperbola case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hyperbola det 7 hyperbola hyperbola NOUN Number=Sing 4 do obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 curve punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 curve det 10 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 12 curve amod 11 open open ADJ Degree=Pos 12 curve amod 12 curve curve NOUN Number=Sing 7 hyperbola conj 13 with with ADP _ 16 branches case 14 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 16 branches nummod 15 separate separate ADJ Degree=Pos 16 branches amod 16 branches branch NOUN Number=Plur 12 curve nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Hyperbolic vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 do not said to happen to-infinitive with a hyperbola and a special open curve with two separate branches vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 «This bag weighs a ton» is a hyperbolic way of saying it is heavy.
The tree, 14 words punct det nsubj csubj det obj punct cop det amod mark acl nsubj cop ccomp punct root « PUNCT This DET bag NOUN weighs VERB a DET ton NOUN » PUNCT is AUX a DET hyperbolic ADJ way NOUN of SCONJ saying VERB it PRON is AUX heavy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 weighs punct 2 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 bag det 3 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 4 weighs nsubj 4 weighs weigh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 way csubj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ton det 6 ton ton NOUN Number=Sing 4 weighs obj 7 » » PUNCT _ 4 weighs punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 way cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 way det 10 hyperbolic hyperbolic ADJ Degree=Pos 11 way amod 11 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 of of SCONJ _ 13 saying mark 13 saying say VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 way acl 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 heavy nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 heavy cop 16 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 13 saying ccomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 11 way punct
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1 weigh in a quote present this bag a ton vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme ton=Value 2 is a present a hyperbolic way tree rules 3 say speech: assert gerund a hyperbolic way not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 4 is present bag heavy property tree rules
Example 2 The advert made hyperbolic claims about the miracle shampoo.
det nsubj amod obj case det compound nmod punct root The DET advert NOUN made VERB hyperbolic ADJ claims NOUN about ADP the DET miracle NOUN shampoo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 advert det 2 advert advert NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 hyperbolic hyperbolic ADJ Degree=Pos 5 claims amod 5 claims claim NOUN Number=Plur 3 made obj 6 about about ADP _ 9 shampoo case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 shampoo det 8 miracle miracle NOUN Number=Sing 9 shampoo compound 9 shampoo shampoo NOUN Number=Sing 5 claims nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the advert hyperbolic claims about the miracle shampoo vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset claim=Product
Example 3 Her hyperbolic story said the spider was the size of a dinner plate.
nmod:poss amod nsubj det nsubj cop det ccomp case det compound nmod punct root Her PRON hyperbolic ADJ story NOUN said VERB the DET spider NOUN was AUX the DET size NOUN of ADP a DET dinner NOUN plate NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 story nmod:poss 2 hyperbolic hyperbolic ADJ Degree=Pos 3 story amod 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 4 said nsubj 4 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 spider det 6 spider spider NOUN Number=Sing 9 size nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 size cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 size det 9 size size NOUN Number=Sing 4 said ccomp 10 of of ADP _ 13 plate case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 plate det 12 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 13 plate compound 13 plate plate NOUN Number=Sing 9 size nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Her hyperbolic story vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a past the spider the size of a dinner plate tree rules
Example 4 We underlined all the hyperbolic phrases in the poem.
nsubj det:predet det amod obj case det obl punct root We PRON underlined VERB all DET the DET hyperbolic ADJ phrases NOUN in ADP the DET poem NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 underlined nsubj 2 underlined underline VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 phrases det:predet 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 phrases det 5 hyperbolic hyperbolic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 phrases amod 6 phrases phrase NOUN Number=Plur 2 underlined obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 poem case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 poem det 9 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 2 underlined obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 underlined punct
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1 underline past We all hyperbolic phrases the poem vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent phrase=Theme in poem=Destination
Example 5 He gave hyperbolic praise: «the greatest sandwich in history».
nsubj amod obj punct punct det amod obj case nmod punct punct root He PRON gave VERB hyperbolic ADJ praise NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT the DET greatest ADJ sandwich NOUN in ADP history NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 hyperbolic hyperbolic ADJ Degree=Pos 4 praise amod 4 praise praise NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 5 : : PUNCT _ 2 gave punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 9 sandwich punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 sandwich det 8 greatest great ADJ Degree=Sup 9 sandwich amod 9 sandwich sandwich NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 10 in in ADP _ 11 history case 11 history history NOUN Number=Sing 9 sandwich nmod 12 » » PUNCT _ 9 sandwich punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past He hyperbolic praise vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent praise=Recipient sandwich=Theme
Example 6 A hyperbola is a curve, and things to do with it are called hyperbolic.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det punct cc nsubj:pass mark acl case obl aux:pass acl:relcl xcomp punct root A DET hyperbola NOUN is AUX a DET curve NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ things NOUN to PART do VERB with ADP it PRON are AUX called VERB hyperbolic ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 hyperbola det 2 hyperbola hyperbola NOUN Number=Sing 5 curve nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 curve cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 curve det 5 curve curve NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 14 called punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 14 called cc 8 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 14 called nsubj:pass 9 to to PART _ 10 do mark 10 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 things acl 11 with with ADP _ 12 it case 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 do obl 13 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 called aux:pass 14 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 curve acl:relcl 15 hyperbolic hyperbolic ADJ Degree=Pos 14 called xcomp 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 curve punct
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1 is a present a hyperbola a curve tree rules 2 do to-infinitive things not said here with hyperbola vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 call present · passive a curve not said here things hyperbolic property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
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