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description: It is given that a sum of one hundred pounds is deposited at interest of three pounds per hundred per annum. Ascertain the balance at the conclusion of one year, no withdrawals having been made. Exam question 2 of lesson 7 «Cards, banks and apps» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, wi
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# Exam question 2 · Cards, banks and apps

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It is given that a sum of one hundred pounds is deposited at interest of three pounds per hundred per annum. Ascertain the balance at the conclusion of one year, no withdrawals having been made.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, withdrawals · **What happens:** give, deposit, sum, interest, ascertain, have · **To what, where:** It, sum, interest, hundred pounds, three pounds, balance

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 7 «Cards, banks and apps» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/7-cards-banks-and-apps/#e2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a sum of one hundred pounds is deposited at interest of three pounds per hundred per annum.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:e2:1
# text = It is given that a sum of one hundred pounds is deposited at interest of three pounds per hundred per annum.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	_
9	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	deposited	deposit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
18	per	per	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nmod	_	_
20	per	per	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	annum	annum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **deposit** | present · passive |  | a sum of hundred pounds |  | interest of three pounds per hundred per annum |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme at interest=Destination |
| 3 | **sum** |  |  | hundred pounds |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **interest** |  |  | three pounds per hundred per annum |  |  |  |  | nom interest «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Ascertain the balance at the conclusion of one year, no withdrawals having been made.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:e2:2
# text = Ascertain the balance at the conclusion of one year, no withdrawals having been made.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	withdrawals	withdrawal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	appos	_	_
13	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the balance |  | the conclusion of one year |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent balance=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | gerund | no withdrawals *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | participle · passive | no withdrawals *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP» |
| 4 | **conclude** |  |  | one year |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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One hundred pounds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:e2:o1:1
# text = One hundred pounds
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	compound	_	_
2	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Three hundred pounds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:e2:o2:1
# text = Three hundred pounds
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	compound	_	_
2	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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One hundred and three pounds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:e2:o3:1
# text = One hundred and three pounds
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	compound	_	_
2	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	conj	_	_
5	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Ninety-seven pounds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:e2:o4:1
# text = Ninety-seven pounds
1	Ninety	ninety	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
4	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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

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