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title: A notice adjacent to an amusement ride states «Wait from here: 45 mi… — Dead, a mile long and everyone: more e… · tree and pragmatics
description: A notice adjacent to an amusement ride states «Wait from here: 45 minutes», whereas a visitor asserts that the queue is «a mile long». Select the response consistent with the established facts. Exam question 2 of lesson 45 «Dead, a mile long and everyone: more everyday hyperbole» of the language cou
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# Exam question 2 · Dead, a mile long and everyone: more everyday hyperbole

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A notice adjacent to an amusement ride states «Wait from here: 45 minutes», whereas a visitor asserts that the queue is «a mile long». Select the response consistent with the established facts.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** notice, visitor, queue, you · **What happens:** state, wait, assert, be, select, establish · **To what, where:** response · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 45 «Dead, a mile long and everyone: more 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/45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A notice adjacent to an amusement ride states «Wait from here: 45 minutes», whereas a visitor asserts that the queue is «a mile long».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:e2:1
# text = A notice adjacent to an amusement ride states «Wait from here: 45 minutes», whereas a visitor asserts that the queue is «a mile long».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	adjacent	adjacent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	amusement	amusement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	45	45	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	visitor	visitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	asserts	assert	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
22	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	queue	queue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
26	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	mile	mile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl:unmarked	_	_
29	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | present | a notice |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **wait** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  | minute |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **assert** | present | a visitor |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the queue |  |  |  |  | a mile *obl:unmarked*; long *property* | tree rules |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Select the response consistent with the established facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:e2:2
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The assertion supplies the precise length of the queue in miles

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:e2:o1:1
# text = The assertion supplies the precise length of the queue in miles
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	assertion	assertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	supplies	supply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	queue	queue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supply** | present | the assertion | the precise length of the queue in miles |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent length=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Both statements are measurements of equal reliability

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:e2:o2:1
# text = Both statements are measurements of equal reliability
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	measurements	measurement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	reliability	reliability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | both statements | measurements |  |  |  | of equal reliability | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Neither statement conveys any information whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:e2:o3:1
# text = Neither statement conveys any information whatsoever
1	Neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	conveys	convey	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convey** | present | neither statement | any information |  |  |  | whatsoever *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent information=Topic |

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

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The notice supplies the measured duration; the assertion conveys a feeling

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:e2:o4:1
# text = The notice supplies the measured duration; the assertion conveys a feeling
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	supplies	supply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	measured	measure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	duration	duration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	assertion	assertion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	conveys	convey	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supply** | present | the notice | the measured duration |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duration=Recipient |
| 2 | **measure** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **convey** | present | the assertion | a feeling |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent feeling=Topic |

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