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title: A sign in a shop in Texas says "Pens $2". A girl has exactly $2. Wha… — Shops, restaurants and libraries · tree and pragmatics
description: A sign in a shop in Texas says "Pens $2". A girl has exactly $2. What might happen? Test 4 · ★ 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 right.
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# Test 4 · ★ · Shops, restaurants and libraries

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A sign in a shop in Texas says "Pens $2". A girl has exactly $2. What might happen?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** sign, girl · **What happens:** say, have, happen · **To what, where:** Pens · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A sign in a shop in Texas says "Pens $2".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t4:1
# text = A sign in a shop in Texas says "Pens $2".
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Texas	Texas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Pens	pen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	$	$	SYM	$	_	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a sign in a shop in Texas | Pens |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent pen=Topic |

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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:* A girl has exactly $2.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t4:2
# text = A girl has exactly $2.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	$	$	SYM	$	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a girl |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent $=Patient |

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*Sentence 3:* What might happen?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t4:3
# text = What might happen?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | might |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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She might not have enough, as sales tax is added

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t4:o1:1
# text = She might not have enough, as sales tax is added
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	sales	sale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	compound	_	_
9	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | might | She |  |  |  |  | enough *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | sales tax |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She will get change back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t4:o2:1
# text = She will get change back
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	change	change	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get back** | future | She | change |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer change=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The price will drop at the till because she is a child buying alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t4:o3:1
# text = The price will drop at the till because she is a child buying alone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	till	till	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	buying	buy	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | future | the price |  |  | the till |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme at till=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is a** | present | price | a child |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **buy** | gerund | a child *not said here* |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The pen will be free

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:273-shops-restaurants-and-libraries:t4:o4:1
# text = The pen will be free
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | future | the pen |  |  |  |  | free *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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