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title: Grandad puts £1000 in savings and leaves it there 30 years, never ta… — Cards, banks and apps · tree and pragmatics
description: Grandad puts £1000 in savings and leaves it there 30 years, never taking the interest out. What happens? Test 5 of lesson 7 «Cards, banks and apps» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 5 · Cards, banks and apps

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Grandad puts £1000 in savings and leaves it there 30 years, never taking the interest out. What happens?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Grandad · **What happens:** put, leave, not take out, happen · **To what, where:** savings, it, interest

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This is test 5 of lesson 7 «Cards, banks and apps» 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/7-cards-banks-and-apps/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grandad puts £1000 in savings and leaves it there 30 years, never taking the interest out.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:t5:1
# text = Grandad puts £1000 in savings and leaves it there 30 years, never taking the interest out.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	£	£	SYM	$	_	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	1000	1000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
11	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | Grandad |  |  | savings |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent £=Theme in savings=Destination |
| 2 | **leave** | present | Grandad *not said here* | it |  | there | year |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **take out** | gerund | Grandad *not said here* | the interest |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent interest=Theme |

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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:* What happens?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:t5:2
# text = What happens?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It grows by the same small amount, and no more, every year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:t5:o1:1
# text = It grows by the same small amount, and no more, every year
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
13	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | It |  |  |  | year | by the same small amount | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by amount=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It shrinks every year because the bank takes big fees

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:t5:o2:1
# text = It shrinks every year because the bank takes big fees
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shrinks	shrink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	fees	fee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | present | It |  |  |  | year |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **take** | present | the bank | big fees |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fee=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It stays at £1000 because savings never grow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:t5:o3:1
# text = It stays at £1000 because savings never grow
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	1000	1000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	9	nsubj	_	_
8	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at £=Location |
| 2 | **not** **grow** | present | savings |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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It grows faster and faster as interest earns interest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:7-cards-banks-and-apps:t5:o4:1
# text = It grows faster and faster as interest earns interest
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	faster	fast	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	conj	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	earns	earn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | It |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **earn** | present | interest | interest |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent interest=Theme |

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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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