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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning identical words, «Nice one», uttered first after a goal and subsequently after a dropped tray. Exam question 3 of lesson 52 «Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement side by side» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with 
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# Exam question 3 · Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement side by side

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning identical words, «Nice one», uttered first after a goal and subsequently after a dropped tray.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, utter, drop · **To what, where:** response, identical words

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 52 «Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement side by side» 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/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning identical words, «Nice one», uttered first after a goal and subsequently after a dropped tray.
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	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	uttered	utter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
19	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	18	advmod	_	_
20	after	after	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
24	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
25	after	after	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	dropped	drop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	28	amod	_	_
28	tray	tray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	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 |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | identical words |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus word=Experiencer |
| 4 | **utter** *speech: other* | past |  |  |  |  | after a goal | first *property* | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **drop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Both utterances constitute hyperbole

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:e3:o1:1
# text = Both utterances constitute hyperbole
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	utterances	utterance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	constitute	constitute	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hyperbole	hyperbole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | both utterances | hyperbole |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hyperbole=Pivot |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Both utterances constitute sincere praise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:e3:o2:1
# text = Both utterances constitute sincere praise
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	utterances	utterance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	constitute	constitute	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sincere	sincere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | both utterances | sincere praise |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme praise=Pivot |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The meaning is determined by the circumstances, the second instance being sarcastic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:e3:o3:1
# text = The meaning is determined by the circumstances, the second instance being sarcastic
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	determined	determine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	instance	instance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	cop	_	_
13	sarcastic	sarcastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | present · passive | the circumstances | the meaning |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | sarcastic *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The meaning is identical on both occasions, as the words are identical

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:e3:o4:1
# text = The meaning is identical on both occasions, as the words are identical
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	occasions	occasion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the meaning |  |  | both occasions |  | identical *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the words |  |  |  |  | identical *property* | tree rules |

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**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.

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