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title: ★★ Mum after a long shift: «my feet are about to drop off». Ella aft… — Dead, a mile long and everyone: more e… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★ Mum after a long shift: «my feet are about to drop off». Ella after the dog: «I nearly had a heart attack». What do they really show? Test 9 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 pragmat
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# Test 9 · Dead, a mile long and everyone: more everyday hyperbole

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★★ Mum after a long shift: «my feet are about to drop off». Ella after the dog: «I nearly had a heart attack». What do they really show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** feet, Ella · **What happens:** be, drop off, have, show · **To what, where:** heart attack

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This is test 9 of lesson 45 «Dead, a mile long and everyone: more 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/45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★ Mum after a long shift: «my feet are about to drop off».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:t9:1
# text = ★★ Mum after a long shift: «my feet are about to drop off».
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	PUNCT	``	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	shift	shift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	about	about	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	off	off	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | my feet |  |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **drop off** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | my feet *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

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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:* Ella after the dog: «I nearly had a heart attack».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:t9:2
# text = Ella after the dog: «I nearly had a heart attack».
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	after	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | past | Ella after the dog | a heart attack |  |  |  | nearly *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attack=Patient |

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*Sentence 3:* What do they really show?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:t9:3
# text = What do they really show?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · do-support | feet *= foot* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Mum is very tired and Ella got a big fright

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:t9:o1:1
# text = Mum is very tired and Ella got a big fright
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	fright	fright	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mum |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | past | Ella | a big fright |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fright=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Mum is cross with work and Ella is cross with the dog

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:t9:o2:1
# text = Mum is cross with work and Ella is cross with the dog
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mum |  |  |  |  | with work; cross *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Ella |  |  |  |  | with the dog; cross *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Both of them are telling silly jokes for fun

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:t9:o3:1
# text = Both of them are telling silly jokes for fun
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | Both | silly jokes |  |  |  | for fun | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joke=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Mum's feet and Ella's heart both need a doctor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:45-dead-a-mile-long-and-everyone-more-everyday-hyperbole:t9:o4:1
# text = Mum's feet and Ella's heart both need a doctor
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	nsubj	_	_
9	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Mum's feet and Ella's heart | a doctor |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot doctor=Theme |

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