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title: "nan's told me a MILLION times cheese gives u nightmares" What is re… — Olympiad: which claim is true? ★★★ · tree and pragmatics
description: "nan's told me a MILLION times cheese gives u nightmares" What is really going on in this line? Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 36 «Olympiad: which claim is true? ★★★» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was w
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Olympiad: which claim is true? ★★★

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"nan's told me a MILLION times cheese gives u nightmares" What is really going on in this line?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** tell, give u, go on · **To what, where:** nan, me, nightmares, line · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 36 «Olympiad: which claim is true? ★★★» of the myths 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/myths/36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t1:1
# text = "nan's told me a MILLION times cheese gives u nightmares" What is really going on in this line?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	MILLION	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	compound	_	_
9	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
10	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	u	u	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	nightmares	nightmare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	_
14	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	really	really	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	parataxis	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	det	_	_
21	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present · passive |  | nan | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient i=Topic |
| 2 | **give u** *in a quote* | present |  | nightmares |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go on** | present · progressive |  |  |  | this line |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in line=Location |

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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}

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A hyperbole for "often", and a claim with no good evidence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t1:o1:1
# text = A hyperbole for "often", and a claim with no good evidence
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hyperbole	hyperbole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	often	often	ADV	RB	_	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
13	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a proven fact that she repeats a lot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t1:o2:1
# text = It is a proven fact that she repeats a lot
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	proven	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	repeats	repeat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | It | a proven fact |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **repeat** | present | she | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nan is just joking, and she has never said it at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t1:o3:1
# text = Nan is just joking, and she has never said it at all
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | present · progressive | Nan |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | present · perfect | Nan | it |  | all |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nan has said it exactly one million times, so it's true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:36-olympiad-which-claim-is-true:t1:o4:1
# text = Nan has said it exactly one million times, so it's true
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	compound	_	_
7	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · perfect | Nan | it |  |  | time |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | true *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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