--- title: A boy in Brisbane spends $40 on mystery card packs and gets mostly c… — Pocket money, saving and spending · tree and pragmatics description: A boy in Brisbane spends $40 on mystery card packs and gets mostly cards he already has. What does this show? 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What does this show? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, this · **What happens:** spend, get, have, show · **To what, where:** card packs, cards This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 261 «Pocket money, saving and spending» of the everyday 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/everyday/261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A boy in Brisbane spends $40 on mystery card packs and gets mostly cards he already has. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending:t3:1 # text = A boy in Brisbane spends $40 on mystery card packs and gets mostly cards he already has. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 Brisbane Brisbane PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 spends spend VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 $ $ SYM $ _ 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 40 40 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 8 on on ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 mystery mystery NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 card card NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 packs pack NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 14 mostly mostly ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 15 cards card NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obj _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 17 already already ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 18 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **spend** | present | a boy in Brisbane | | | | | on card packs *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent $=Asset on pack=Goal | | 2 | **get** | present | a boy in Brisbane *not said here* | cards | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer card=Stimulus | | 3 | **have** | present | boy | cards *not said here* | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Patient | 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 does this show? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending:t3:2 # text = What does this show? 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 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ _ 4 show show VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present · do-support | this | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Mystery packs are like gambling: you never know what you get ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending:t3:o1:1 # text = Mystery packs are like gambling: you never know what you get 1 Mystery mystery NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 packs pack NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 3 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 like like ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 gambling gambling NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 10 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 12 obj _ _ 11 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 12 get get VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Mystery packs | | | | | like gambling | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **know** | present | you | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 3 | **get** | present | you | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Mystery packs always give the best cards ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending:t3:o2:1 # text = Mystery packs always give the best cards 1 Mystery mystery NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 packs pack NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 4 advmod _ _ 4 give give VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 7 amod _ _ 7 cards card NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present | Mystery packs | the best cards | | | | always *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} He should buy more packs, as the good cards must come up soon ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending:t3:o3:1 # text = He should buy more packs, as the good cards must come up soon 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 buy buy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 5 amod _ _ 5 packs pack NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 7 as as SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 cards card NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 11 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 13 up up ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 14 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 12 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **buy** | should | He | more packs | | | | | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pack=Theme | | 2 | **come up** | must | the good cards | | | | | soon *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} He was just unlucky this once ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:261-pocket-money-saving-and-spending:t3:o4:1 # text = He was just unlucky this once 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 just just ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 unlucky unlucky ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ _ 6 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | once, unlucky *property* | tree rules | **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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