--- title: «Jack said he loves the rain so I'll ask him to go to the park in it… — Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement… · tree and pragmatics description: «Jack said he loves the rain so I'll ask him to go to the park in it lol» What has gone wrong? 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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/#t1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t1:1 # text = «Jack said he loves the rain so I'll ask him to go to the park in it lol» What has gone wrong? 1 « « PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Jack Jack PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 loves love VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 rain rain NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 9 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 parataxis _ _ 12 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 14 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 xcomp _ _ 15 to to ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 park park NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 18 in in ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obl _ _ 20 lol lol INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 21 » » PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 22 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 24 nsubj _ _ 23 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 gone go VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 3 parataxis _ _ 25 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | Jack | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **love** *in a quote* | present | Jack | the rain | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rain=Stimulus | | 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* *in a quote* | future | Jack | | Jack | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | | 4 | **go** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | Jack *not said here* | | | park | | to the park | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to park=Initial\_Location | | 5 | **go** | present · perfect | | | | | | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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 {#o1} He was using understatement about the rain and the bus ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t1:o1:1 # text = He was using understatement about the rain and the bus 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 using use VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 understatement understatement NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 rain rain NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 bus bus NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | past · progressive | He | understatement | | | | about the rain and the bus | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent understatement=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Nothing, he really does love the rain ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t1:o2:1 # text = Nothing, he really does love the rain 1 Nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 really really ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 5 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 love love VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 rain rain NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **love** | present · do-support | Nothing | the rain | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rain=Stimulus | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He was being sarcastic: he meant he hates it ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t1:o3:1 # text = He was being sarcastic: he meant he hates it 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 cop _ _ 4 sarcastic sarcastic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 7 punct _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 meant mean VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 hates hate VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 ccomp _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | sarcastic *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **mean** | past | he | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **hate** | present | he | it | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | ### Option 4 {#o4} He was using hyperbole about the bus ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t1:o4:1 # text = He was using hyperbole about the bus 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 using use VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 hyperbole hyperbole NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 bus bus NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | past · progressive | He | hyperbole | | | | about the bus | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hyperbole=Patient | **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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