--- title: ★★ Theo's dad says «not bad at all, kiddo» about 19 out of 20, and T… — Sarcasm, hyperbole and understatement… · tree and pragmatics description: ★★ Theo's dad says «not bad at all, kiddo» about 19 out of 20, and Theo sulks: «he wanted 20». What has Theo missed? 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What has Theo missed? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ★, Theo · **What happens:** say, sulk, want, miss · **To what, where:** 19, 20 · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 8 · ★★ 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/#t8). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* ★★ Theo's dad says «not bad at all, kiddo» about 19 out of 20, and Theo sulks: «he wanted 20». ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t8:1 # text = ★★ Theo's dad says «not bad at all, kiddo» about 19 out of 20, and Theo sulks: «he wanted 20». 1 ★ ★ PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ★ ★ PUNCT `` _ 1 punct _ _ 3 Theo Theo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 « « PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 bad bad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 ccomp _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 kiddo kiddo NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ 15 about about ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 16 19 19 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 obj _ _ 17 out out ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 20 20 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 22 Theo Theo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 23 nsubj _ _ 23 sulks sulk VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 : : PUNCT : _ 27 punct _ _ 25 « « PUNCT `` _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 26 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 ccomp _ _ 28 20 20 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 27 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 » » PUNCT '' _ 27 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 30 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | ★ | 19 | | 20 | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent 19=Topic | | 2 | **sulk** | present | Theo | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **want** *in a quote* | past | Theo | 20 | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot 20=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. *Sentence 2:* What has Theo missed? ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t8:2 # text = What has Theo missed? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 Theo Theo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 missed miss VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **miss** | present · perfect | Theo | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Dad thinks 19 is a bad score for a test ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t8:o1:1 # text = Dad thinks 19 is a bad score for a test 1 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thinks think VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 19 19 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 7 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 bad bad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 score score NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 test test NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Dad | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | present | 19 | a bad score | | | | for a test | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It was understatement, and Dad is really pleased ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t8:o2:1 # text = It was understatement, and Dad is really pleased 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 understatement understatement NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 6 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 really really ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 pleased pleased ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | It | understatement | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | present | Dad | | | | | pleased *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Dad was being sarcastic about the test ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t8:o3:1 # text = Dad was being sarcastic about the test 1 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 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 _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 test test NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | Dad | | | | | about the test; sarcastic *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Dad is cross that he missed one mark ```conllu # sent_id = question:language:52-sarcasm-hyperbole-and-understatement-side-by-side:t8:o4:1 # text = Dad is cross that he missed one mark 1 Dad dad 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 that that SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 missed miss VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 7 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 8 mark mark NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Dad | | | | | cross *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **miss** | past | he | one mark | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mark=Stimulus | **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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