Test 9 · ★★ · Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement side by side ★★★ Mum says flatly «Oh great, you've ONLY left your towel there a million times». Your little brother says «she said great, so she's happy». How many kinds of talk did Mum use, and is she happy?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: ★, you, little brother, many kinds, Mum · What happens: say, leave, be, use · To what, where: towel · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 9 · ★★ of lesson 52 «Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement side by side» of the language 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 Sentence 1: ★★★ Mum says flatly «Oh great, you've ONLY left your towel there a million times».
nsubj dep punct nsubj advmod punct discourse ccomp punct nsubj aux advmod ccomp nmod:poss obj advmod det nummod obl:unmarked punct punct root ★ PROPN ★ X ★ PUNCT Mum NOUN says VERB flatly ADV « PUNCT Oh INTJ great ADJ , PUNCT you PRON 've AUX ONLY ADV left VERB your PRON towel NOUN there ADV a DET million NUM times NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ★ ★ PROPN Number=Sing 5 says nsubj 2 ★ ★ X Foreign=Yes 1 ★ dep 3 ★ ★ PUNCT _ 1 ★ punct 4 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 5 says nsubj 5 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 flatly flatly ADV _ 5 says advmod 7 « « PUNCT _ 9 great punct 8 Oh oh INTJ _ 9 great discourse 9 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 says ccomp 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 left punct 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 left nsubj 12 've have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 left aux 13 ONLY only ADV _ 14 left advmod 14 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 5 says ccomp 15 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 towel nmod:poss 16 towel towel NOUN Number=Sing 14 left obj 17 there there ADV PronType=Dem 14 left advmod 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 million det 19 million million NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 20 times nummod 20 times time NOUN Number=Plur 14 left obl:unmarked 21 » » PUNCT _ 14 left punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present ★ flatly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 leave in a quote present · perfect you your towel there time vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent towel=Theme
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.
Sentence 2: Your little brother says «she said great, so she's happy».
nmod:poss amod nsubj punct nsubj ccomp xcomp punct advmod nsubj cop ccomp punct punct root Your PRON little ADJ brother NOUN says VERB « PUNCT she PRON said VERB great ADJ , PUNCT so ADV she PRON 's AUX happy ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 brother nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 brother amod 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 7 said punct 6 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 said nsubj 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 says ccomp 8 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 7 said xcomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 happy punct 10 so so ADV _ 13 happy advmod 11 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 happy nsubj 12 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 happy cop 13 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 says ccomp 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 happy punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Your little brother vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 say speech: assert in a quote past ★ great property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 is in a quote present ★ happy property tree rules
Sentence 3: How many kinds of talk did Mum use, and is she happy?
advmod amod nsubj case nmod aux nsubj punct cc cop nsubj conj punct root How ADV many ADJ kinds NOUN of ADP talk NOUN did AUX Mum NOUN use VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ is AUX she PRON happy ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 kinds amod 3 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 8 use nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 5 talk case 5 talk talk NOUN Number=Sing 3 kinds nmod 6 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 use aux 7 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 8 use nsubj 8 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 happy punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 13 happy cc 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 happy cop 12 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 happy nsubj 13 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 use conj 14 ? ? PUNCT _ 8 use punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use past · do-support many kinds of talk vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present Mum happy property tree rules
The options Option 1 Two, understatement and litotes; she's happy
punct appos cc conj punct nsubj cop parataxis root Two NUM , PUNCT understatement NOUN and CCONJ litotes NOUN ; PUNCT she PRON 's AUX happy ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 understatement punct 3 understatement understatement NOUN Number=Sing 1 Two appos 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 litotes cc 5 litotes litote NOUN Number=Plur 3 understatement conj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 happy punct 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 happy nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 happy cop 9 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Two parataxis
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present she happy property tree rules
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Two, sarcasm and hyperbole; she's cross
nummod punct cc conj punct nsubj cop conj root Two NUM , PUNCT sarcasm NOUN and CCONJ hyperbole NOUN ; PUNCT she PRON 's AUX cross ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 sarcasm nummod 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 sarcasm punct 3 sarcasm sarcasm NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 hyperbole cc 5 hyperbole hyperbole NOUN Number=Sing 3 sarcasm conj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 cross punct 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 cross nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 cross cop 9 cross cross ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sarcasm conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present she cross property tree rules
Option 3 Three, all three kinds; she doesn't care
punct det nummod nmod punct nsubj aux advmod conj root Three NUM , PUNCT all DET three NUM kinds NOUN ; PUNCT she PRON does AUX n't PART care VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 kinds punct 3 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 kinds det 4 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 kinds nummod 5 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 1 Three nmod 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 care punct 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 care nsubj 8 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 care aux 9 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 10 care advmod 10 care care VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Three conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not care present · do-support she vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Option 4 One, a plain fact; she's happy
punct det amod conj punct nsubj cop parataxis root One NUM , PUNCT a DET plain ADJ fact NOUN ; PUNCT she PRON 's AUX happy ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 fact punct 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fact det 4 plain plain ADJ Degree=Pos 5 fact amod 5 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing 1 One conj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 happy punct 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 happy nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 happy cop 9 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 1 One parataxis
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present she happy property tree rules
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