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title: Mum, on a crackly call: "Nah, can't do the cinema, sorry, we're skin… — When money is tight · tree and pragmatics
description: Mum, on a crackly call: "Nah, can't do the cinema, sorry, we're skint till payday." What does she mean? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 9 «When money is tight» 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 6 · ★ · When money is tight

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Mum, on a crackly call: "Nah, can't do the cinema, sorry, we're skint till payday." What does she mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** we, Mum · **What happens:** not do, be, mean · **To what, where:** cinema

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 9 «When money is tight» 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/9-when-money-is-tight/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum, on a crackly call: "Nah, can't do the cinema, sorry, we're skint till payday."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:9-when-money-is-tight:t6:1
# text = Mum, on a crackly call: "Nah, can't do the cinema, sorry, we're skint till payday."
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	crackly	crackly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	13	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	sorry	sorry	INTJ	UH	_	13	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	skint	skint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
22	till	till	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	payday	payday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **do** *in a quote* | can |  | the cinema |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cinema=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | we |  |  |  | till payday | skint *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 does she mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:9-when-money-is-tight:t6:2
# text = What does she mean?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She has lost her bank card somewhere in the house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:9-when-money-is-tight:t6:o1:1
# text = She has lost her bank card somewhere in the house
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present · perfect | She | her bank card |  | the house |  | somewhere *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Eventuality |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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She has little money left until her pay comes in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:9-when-money-is-tight:t6:o2:1
# text = She has little money left until her pay comes in
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	until	until	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	in	in	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **leave** | participle |  | little money *not said here* |  |  | until money's pay |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **come in** | present | little money |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **pay** |  | money |  |  |  |  |  | nom pay «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She doesn't like films any more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:9-when-money-is-tight:t6:o3:1
# text = She doesn't like films any more
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	any	any	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** | present · do-support | She | films |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot film=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cinema has closed down for good

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:9-when-money-is-tight:t6:o4:1
# text = The cinema has closed down for good
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close down** | present · perfect · passive |  | the cinema |  |  |  | for good | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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