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title: in the us the sign said $10 but they want more at the till?? — Shops, restaurants and libraries · tree and pragmatics
description: in the us the sign said $10 but they want more at the till?? Test 12 · ★ of lesson 273 «Shops, restaurants and libraries» 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 wrong.
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# Test 12 · ★ · Shops, restaurants and libraries

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in the us the sign said $10 but they want more at the till??

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sign, they · **What happens:** say, want · **To what, where:** more · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 273 «Shops, restaurants and libraries» 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/273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t12:1
# text = in the us the sign said $10 but they want more at the till??
1	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	$	$	SYM	$	_	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	obj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	till	till	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the sign |  |  |  |  | in us | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent $=Theme in we=Manner |
| 2 | **want** | present | they | more |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot more=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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They charged you twice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t12:o1:1
# text = They charged you twice
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	charged	charge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** | past | They |  | you |  |  | twice *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location you=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop is cheating you

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t12:o2:1
# text = The shop is cheating you
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cheating	cheat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheat** | present · progressive | the shop | you |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Source |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sales tax is added at the checkout

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t12:o3:1
# text = Sales tax is added at the checkout
1	Sales	sale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	compound	_	_
2	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	checkout	checkout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | Sales tax |  | the checkout |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The price went up in a minute

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t12:o4:1
# text = The price went up in a minute
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go up** | past | the price |  |  |  | minute |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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