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title: A boy in Leeds has £5. He wants a comic at £2.99 and a drink at £1.4… — Prices, change, borrowing and lending · tree and pragmatics
description: A boy in Leeds has £5. He wants a comic at £2.99 and a drink at £1.49. Can he afford both? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 262 «Prices, change, borrowing and lending» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was 
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# Test 2 · ★★ · Prices, change, borrowing and lending

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A boy in Leeds has £5. He wants a comic at £2.99 and a drink at £1.49. Can he afford both?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy · **What happens:** have, want, afford · **To what, where:** comic, both

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 262 «Prices, change, borrowing and lending» 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/262-prices-change-and-borrowing/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy in Leeds has £5.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:262-prices-change-and-borrowing:t2:1
# text = A boy in Leeds has £5.
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	Leeds	Leeds	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a boy in Leeds |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=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:* He wants a comic at £2.99 and a drink at £1.49.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:262-prices-change-and-borrowing:t2:2
# text = He wants a comic at £2.99 and a drink at £1.49.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	comic	comic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	2.99	2.99	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	£	£	SYM	$	_	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	1.49	1.49	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | boy | a comic |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent comic=Theme £=Attribute |

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*Sentence 3:* Can he afford both?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:262-prices-change-and-borrowing:t2:3
# text = Can he afford both?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	afford	afford	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **afford** | can | boy | both |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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No, the total is about £6, which is too much

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:262-prices-change-and-borrowing:t2:o1:1
# text = No, the total is about £6, which is too much
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	total	total	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	£	£	SYM	$	_	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the total | £ 6 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | much *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, he needs about £8 for the two

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:262-prices-change-and-borrowing:t2:o2:1
# text = No, he needs about £8 for the two
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | he |  |  |  |  | for the two | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot £=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, the total is about £4.50

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:262-prices-change-and-borrowing:t2:o3:1
# text = Yes, the total is about £4.50
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	total	total	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	£	£	SYM	$	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	4.50	4.50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, with £3 left over to spend

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:262-prices-change-and-borrowing:t2:o4:1
# text = Yes, with £3 left over to spend
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
7	over	over	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	spend	spend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave over** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **spend** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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