--- title: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the… — Dead, a mile long and everyone: more e… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression «I could eat a horse»? Exam question 3 of lesson 45 «Dead, a mile long and everyone: more everyday hyperbole» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-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/) / [Dead, a mile long and everyone: more e…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Dead, a mile long and everyone: more everyday hyperbole Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression «I could eat a horse»? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I · **What happens:** follow, characteris, eat · **To what, where:** expression, horse · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 3 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/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:e3:1 # text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression «I could eat a horse»? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 amod _ _ 5 statements statement NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 6 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 7 advmod _ _ 7 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 characterises characteris VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 expression expression NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 « « PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 13 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 parataxis _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 » » PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **characteris** | present | | the expression | | | | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **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. ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} A fixed saying denoting extreme hunger ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:e3:o1:1 # text = A fixed saying denoting extreme hunger 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 fixed fix VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 amod _ _ 3 saying saying NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 denoting denote VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 3 acl _ _ 5 extreme extreme ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 hunger hunger NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fix** | participle | | | | | | | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **denote** | gerund | a fixed saying *not said here* | extreme hunger | | | | | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot hunger=Topic | ### Option 2 {#o2} A request for a smaller portion ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:e3:o2:1 # text = A request for a smaller portion 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 request request NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 smaller small ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 amod _ _ 6 portion portion NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} A declared intention to consume an animal ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:e3:o3:1 # text = A declared intention to consume an animal 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 declared declare VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 amod _ _ 3 intention intention NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 consume consume VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 acl _ _ 6 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 animal animal NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | participle | | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **consume** | to-infinitive | | a animal | | | | | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Asset | ### Option 4 {#o4} A complaint about the quality of a meal ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:e3:o4:1 # text = A complaint about the quality of a meal 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 complaint complaint NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 about about ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 quality quality NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 meal meal NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` 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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