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title: Your cousin wants a £300 bike "on buy now pay later, it's basically… — Borrowing and debt · tree and pragmatics
description: Your cousin wants a £300 bike "on buy now pay later, it's basically free". What is the best question to ask? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 8 «Borrowing and debt» 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 w
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# Test 3 · ★★ · Borrowing and debt

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Your cousin wants a £300 bike "on buy now pay later, it's basically free". What is the best question to ask?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cousin, best question · **What happens:** want, buy, pay, be, ask · **To what, where:** £ bike · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 8 «Borrowing and debt» 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/8-borrowing-and-debt/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your cousin wants a £300 bike "on buy now pay later, it's basically free".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:8-borrowing-and-debt:t3:1
# text = Your cousin wants a £300 bike "on buy now pay later, it's basically free".
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	£	£	SYM	$	_	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	300	300	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
7	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	buy	buy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
12	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
13	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	basically	basically	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Your cousin | a £ bike |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  | now |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pay** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | cousin |  |  |  |  | basically, free *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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the best question to ask?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:8-borrowing-and-debt:t3:2
# text = What is the best question to ask?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the best question |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive | the best question *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Can you get two bikes on the plan?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:8-borrowing-and-debt:t3:o1:1
# text = Can you get two bikes on the plan?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	bikes	bike	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | can | you | two bikes |  | the plan |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent bike=Theme on plan=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Will the bike be delivered in minutes?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:8-borrowing-and-debt:t3:o2:1
# text = Will the bike be delivered in minutes?
1	Will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	delivered	deliver	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | future · passive |  | the bike |  |  | minute |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Which colour bike do you want?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:8-borrowing-and-debt:t3:o3:1
# text = Which colour bike do you want?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present · do-support | colour bike |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Could you afford it today, and what if a payment is late?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:8-borrowing-and-debt:t3:o4:1
# text = Could you afford it today, and what if a payment is late?
1	Could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	afford	afford	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	nsubj	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **afford** | could | you | it |  |  | today |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present |  |  |  |  |  | late *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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