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title: «so Ukrainian mums only say a hundred times, English mums say a mill… — Told you a hundred times: how other la… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 1 · Told you a hundred times: how other languages exaggerate a…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«so Ukrainian mums only say a hundred times, English mums say a million, so English mums are way crosser lol» What is right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ukrainian mums, English mums · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** million, way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 of lesson 53 «Told you a hundred times: how other languages exaggerate and play down» 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/53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down:t1:1
# text = «so Ukrainian mums only say a hundred times, English mums say a million, so English mums are way crosser lol» What is right?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	so	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	Ukrainian	ukrainian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mums	mum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	mums	mum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
18	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	mums	mum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
20	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
22	crosser	cross	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	21	amod	_	_
23	lol	lol	INTJ	UH	_	27	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
25	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	27	nsubj	_	_
26	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
27	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | Ukrainian mums |  |  |  | time |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | English mums | a million |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent million=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | English mums | way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, the numbers are different but the meaning is the same: lots, and cross

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down:t1:o1:1
# text = No, the numbers are different but the meaning is the same: lots, and cross
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
14	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the numbers |  |  |  |  | different *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the meaning |  |  |  |  | same *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, Spanish mums are in the middle at a thousand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down:t1:o2:1
# text = Yes, Spanish mums are in the middle at a thousand
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mums	mum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Spanish mums |  |  | the middle |  | at a thousand | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, Ukrainian mums are much crosser, because a hundred is a real, countable number

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down:t1:o3:1
# text = No, Ukrainian mums are much crosser, because a hundred is a real, countable number
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	Ukrainian	ukrainian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mums	mum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	much	much	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	crosser	cross	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
14	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	countable	countable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ukrainian mums |  |  |  |  | cross *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a hundred | a crosser real countable number |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, a million is bigger, so English mums are much crosser

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:53-told-you-a-hundred-times-how-other-languages-exaggerate-and-play-down:t1:o4:1
# text = Yes, a million is bigger, so English mums are much crosser
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	mums	mum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	much	much	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	crosser	cross	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a million |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | English mums |  |  |  |  | cross *property* | tree rules |

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