--- title: Dad, on the phone to the bank: "So if I leave it in for a year, how… — Money, work and the big choices · tree and pragmatics description: Dad, on the phone to the bank: "So if I leave it in for a year, how much interest do I get?" What is he asking? 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What is he asking? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, he · **What happens:** leave in, get, ask · **To what, where:** bank This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 39 «Money, work and the big choices» of the adult life 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/adult-life/39-money-work-and-the-big-choices/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Dad, on the phone to the bank: "So if I leave it in for a year, how much interest do I get?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:39-money-work-and-the-big-choices:t1:1 # text = Dad, on the phone to the bank: "So if I leave it in for a year, how much interest do I get?" 1 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 phone phone NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 bank bank NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 : : PUNCT : _ 26 punct _ _ 10 " " PUNCT `` _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 So so ADV RB _ 26 advmod _ _ 12 if if SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 13 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 leave leave VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 26 advcl _ _ 15 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ _ 16 in in ADP RP _ 14 compound:prt _ _ 17 for for ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 how how ADV WRB PronType=Int 22 advmod _ _ 22 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 amod _ _ 23 interest interest NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 conj _ _ 24 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 26 aux _ _ 25 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 27 ? ? PUNCT . _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 " " PUNCT '' _ 26 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **leave in** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | I | bank | | | year | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 2 | **get** *in a quote* | present · do-support | I | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | 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 is he asking? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:39-money-work-and-the-big-choices:t1:2 # text = What is he asking? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 asking ask VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · progressive | he | | | | | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} How much tax he owes the government at the end of each year ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:39-money-work-and-the-big-choices:t1:o1:1 # text = How much tax he owes the government at the end of each year 1 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 2 advmod _ _ 2 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 tax tax NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 owes owe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 government government NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 13 det _ _ 13 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **owe** | present | much tax | the government | | | at the end of each year | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent government=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} How much the bank charges for a card ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:39-money-work-and-the-big-choices:t1:o2:1 # text = How much the bank charges for a card 1 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 2 advmod _ _ 2 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 bank bank NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 charges charge VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 card card NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **charge** | present | the much bank | | | | | for a card | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} How much he must pay to close the account ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:39-money-work-and-the-big-choices:t1:o3:1 # text = How much he must pay to close the account 1 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 2 advmod _ _ 2 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 obj _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 pay pay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 close close VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 account account NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | must | he | much | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **close** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the account | | | | | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Patient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} How much extra the bank will pay him for saving ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:39-money-work-and-the-big-choices:t1:o4:1 # text = How much extra the bank will pay him for saving 1 How how ADV WRB PronType=Int 2 advmod _ _ 2 much much ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 nsubj _ _ 3 extra extra ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 bank bank NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 pay pay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 8 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 saving saving NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | future | much extra the bank | him *= he* | | | | for saving | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Asset for saving=Theme | **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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