--- title: Given that a ton is approximately one thousand kilograms, ascertain… — Starving, a million times and a ton: e… · tree and pragmatics description: Given that a ton is approximately one thousand kilograms, ascertain the probable mass of a school bag of which it is asserted that it «weighs a ton». Exam question 3 of lesson 44 «Starving, a million times and a ton: everyday hyperbole» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the depen --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/) / [Starving, a million times and a ton: e…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Starving, a million times and a ton: everyday hyperbole Given that a ton is approximately one thousand kilograms, ascertain the probable mass of a school bag of which it is asserted that it «weighs a ton». **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ton · **What happens:** give, be, ascertain, assert, weigh · **To what, where:** probable mass, ton This is exam question 3 of lesson 44 «Starving, a million times and a ton: everyday hyperbole» of the language course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/language/44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole:e3:1 # text = Given that a ton is approximately one thousand kilograms, ascertain the probable mass of a school bag of which it is asserted that it «weighs a ton». 1 Given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 case _ _ 2 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 ton ton NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 6 approximately approximately ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 7 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 compound _ _ 8 thousand thousand NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 kilograms kilogram NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 11 ascertain ascertain VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 probable probable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 mass mass NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 school school NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 compound _ _ 18 bag bag NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 23 obl _ _ 21 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj:pass _ _ 22 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 aux:pass _ _ 23 asserted assert VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 18 acl:relcl _ _ 24 that that SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 25 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 26 « « PUNCT `` _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 27 weighs weigh VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 advcl _ _ 28 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 ton ton NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 30 » » PUNCT '' _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 31 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | participle | | | | | | | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **is** | present | a ton | | | | | give thousand kilograms | tree rules | | 3 | **ascertain** | present | | the probable mass of a school bag | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mass=Topic | | 4 | **assert** | present · passive | | ton | | | | of a school bag | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 5 | **weigh** *in a quote* | present | ton | a ton | | | | | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme ton=Value | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Several kilograms ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole:e3:o1:1 # text = Several kilograms 1 Several several ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 kilograms kilogram NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} The mass of a motor-car ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole:e3:o2:1 # text = The mass of a motor-car 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 mass mass NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 5 motor motor NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 6 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 car car NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} No mass whatsoever ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole:e3:o3:1 # text = No mass whatsoever 1 No no DET DT PronType=Neg 2 det _ _ 2 mass mass NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 whatsoever whatsoever ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} One thousand kilograms precisely ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole:e3:o4:1 # text = One thousand kilograms precisely 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 compound _ _ 2 thousand thousand NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 3 kilograms kilogram NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 4 precisely precisely ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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. 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