--- title: ★★★ At the bus stop the real wait is 20 minutes. Ruby says «forever»… — Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement… · tree and pragmatics description: ★★★ At the bus stop the real wait is 20 minutes. Ruby says «forever», Gran says «a few minutes», the timetable app says «20 min». Who used hyperbole, who used understatement, and who gave the fact? 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Who used hyperbole, who used understatement, and who gave the fact? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★ ★ ★, real wait, Ruby, Gran, timetable app, hyperbole · **What happens:** stop, be, say, use, give · **To what, where:** 20 minutes, hyperbole, understatement, fact · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 52 «Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement side by side» 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/52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* ★★★ At the bus stop the real wait is 20 minutes. ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t10:1 # text = ★★★ At the bus stop the real wait is 20 minutes. 1 ★ ★ PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ★ ★ NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ★ ★ NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 At at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 bus bus NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 stop stop VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 wait wait NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 11 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 cop _ _ 12 20 20 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 13 nummod _ _ 13 minutes minute NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stop** | infinitive | ★ ★ ★ at the bus | | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 2 | **is a** | present | the real wait | 20 minutes | | | | | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* Ruby says «forever», Gran says «a few minutes», the timetable app says «20 min». ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t10:2 # text = Ruby says «forever», Gran says «a few minutes», the timetable app says «20 min». 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 forever forever ADV RB _ 2 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 5 » » PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 Gran Gran PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 9 « « PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 few few ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 minutes minute NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 » » PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 timetable timetable NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 compound _ _ 17 app app NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 18 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 19 « « PUNCT `` _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 20 20 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 21 nummod _ _ 21 min minute NOUN NNS Abbr=Yes|Number=Plur 18 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 22 » » PUNCT '' _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 23 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ruby | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Gran | | | | minute | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the timetable app | | | | minute | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* Who used hyperbole, who used understatement, and who gave the fact? ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t10:3 # text = Who used hyperbole, who used understatement, and who gave the fact? 1 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 2 nsubj _ _ 2 used use VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 hyperbole hyperbole NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 used use VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 7 understatement understatement NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 10 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 11 nsubj _ _ 11 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 fact fact NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | past | | hyperbole | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hyperbole=Patient | | 2 | **use** | past | hyperbole | understatement | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent understatement=Patient | | 3 | **give** | past | | the fact | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Gran, Ruby, the app ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t10:o1:1 # text = Gran, Ruby, the app 1 Gran Gran PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 app app NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} The app, Ruby, Gran ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t10:o2:1 # text = The app, Ruby, Gran 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 app app NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 Gran Gran PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} Ruby, the app, Gran ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t10:o3:1 # text = Ruby, the app, Gran 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 app app NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 Gran Gran PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Ruby, Gran, the app ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t10:o4:1 # text = Ruby, Gran, the app 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 Gran Gran PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 app app NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ ``` 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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