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title: ★★ Callum's «chuckin' it doon», Mason's «a thousand years, no cap» a… — Starving, a million times and a ton: e… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★ Callum's «chuckin' it doon», Mason's «a thousand years, no cap» and Kofi's «a gazillion texts»: what do all three have in common? Test 8 of lesson 44 «Starving, a million times and a ton: everyday hyperbole» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Test 8 · Starving, a million times and a ton: everyday hyperbole

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★★ Callum's «chuckin' it doon», Mason's «a thousand years, no cap» and Kofi's «a gazillion texts»: what do all three have in common?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** chuckin, three · **What happens:** year, have · **To what, where:** cap, chuckin, common

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This is test 8 of lesson 44 «Starving, a million times and a ton: everyday hyperbole» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/language/44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole/#t8).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole:t8:1
# text = ★★ Callum's «chuckin' it doon», Mason's «a thousand years, no cap» and Kofi's «a gazillion texts»: what do all three have in common?
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	Callum	Callum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	chuckin	chuckin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
9	doon	doon	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	Mason	Mason	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	20	det	_	_
20	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
23	Kofi	Kofi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	's	's	PART	POS	_	23	case	_	_
25	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	gazillion	gazillion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	texts	text	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	35	punct	_	_
31	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	35	obj	_	_
32	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	35	aux	_	_
33	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	34	det	_	_
34	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	35	nsubj	_	_
35	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
36	in	in	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **year** *in a quote* |  | chuckin | no cap and Kofi's gazillion texts |  |  |  | doon *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present · do-support | all three | ★ Callum's chuckin |  | common |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient |

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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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Each is a lie told to get someone into trouble

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole:t8:o1:1
# text = Each is a lie told to get someone into trouble
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | each lie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | participle |  | each lie *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **get** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | each lie *not said here* | someone |  | trouble |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Each is a real measurement that you can trust and write down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole:t8:o2:1
# text = Each is a real measurement that you can trust and write down
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	measurement	measurement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	trust	trust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
12	down	down	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Each | a real measurement |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **trust** | can | a real measurement |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **write down** | infinitive | a real measurement *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Each is a Scottish word that you must learn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole:t8:o3:1
# text = Each is a Scottish word that you must learn
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obj	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Each | a Scottish word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **learn** | must | you | a Scottish word |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Topic |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each makes something sound bigger to show a feeling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:44-starving-a-million-times-and-a-ton-everyday-hyperbole:t8:o4:1
# text = Each makes something sound bigger to show a feeling
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Each | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sound** | infinitive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **show** | to-infinitive | something *not said here* | a feeling |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent feeling=Recipient |

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