---
title: Mum said «two minutes» in the shop doorway. After two minutes you sh… — Which number counts? Hyperbole and rea… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mum said «two minutes» in the shop doorway. After two minutes you shout «you SAID two!». What have you missed? Test 4 · ★★ of lesson 46 «Which number counts? Hyperbole and real numbers in maths» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths/t4/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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/) / [Which number counts? Hyperbole and rea…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths/) / t4

# Test 4 · ★★ · Which number counts? Hyperbole and real numbers in maths

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum said «two minutes» in the shop doorway. After two minutes you shout «you SAID two!». What have you missed?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mum, you · **What happens:** say, shout, miss · **To what, where:** shop doorway · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 46 «Which number counts? Hyperbole and real numbers in maths» 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/46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths/#t4).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Mum said «two minutes» in the shop doorway.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths:t4:1
# text = Mum said «two minutes» in the shop doorway.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	doorway	doorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Mum |  |  | the shop doorway | minute |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in doorway=Manner |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* After two minutes you shout «you SAID two!».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths:t4:2
# text = After two minutes you shout «you SAID two!».
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shout	shout	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	SAID	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | you |  |  |  | minute |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* What have you missed?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths:t4:3
# text = What have you missed?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	missed	miss	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **miss** | present · perfect | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two minutes is really longer than ten minutes, so she's early

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths:t4:o1:1
# text = Two minutes is really longer than ten minutes, so she's early
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	really	really	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | Two minutes |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **be** | present | she |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Two minutes» meant «a short while», so be patient

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths:t4:o2:1
# text = «Two minutes» meant «a short while», so be patient
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	while	while	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
14	patient	patient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past | Two minutes |  |  |  | while |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | infinitive | Two minutes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | patient *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum wanted to go home the long way round

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths:t4:o3:1
# text = Mum wanted to go home the long way round
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	round	round	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **go** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Mum *not said here* | the long way |  |  |  | home, round *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum can't tell the time on her phone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths:t4:o4:1
# text = Mum can't tell the time on her phone
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | can | Mum |  |  | Mum's phone | time |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- div src -->

**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Which number counts? Hyperbole and rea…, test 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths/t3/)
- next →: [Which number counts? Hyperbole and rea…, test 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths/t5/)
- ↑ back to [Which number counts? Hyperbole and real numbers in maths](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/46-which-number-counts-hyperbole-and-real-numbers-in-maths/)