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description: kids say the man asking for money outside the shop is "a fake, he's got a mansion". spread that? Test 19 · ★ of lesson 276 «Money in town and staying safe in crowds» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's ch
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# Test 19 · ★ · Money in town and staying safe in crowds

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kids say the man asking for money outside the shop is "a fake, he's got a mansion". spread that?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** kids, man · **What happens:** say, ask, be, get, spread · **To what, where:** mansion, that · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 19 · ★ of lesson 276 «Money in town and staying safe in crowds» 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/276-money-and-crowds-in-town/#t19).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:276-money-and-crowds-in-town:t19:1
# text = kids say the man asking for money outside the shop is "a fake, he's got a mansion". spread that?
1	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
5	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	mansion	mansion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
23	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
24	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | kids |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | the man *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for money; outside the shop | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the man |  |  |  |  | fake *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **get** *in a quote* | present · passive | man | a mansion |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mansion=Stimulus |
| 5 | **spread** | infinitive | kids *not said here* | that |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location that=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}

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Yes, because it's funny

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:276-money-and-crowds-in-town:t19:o1:1
# text = Yes, because it's funny
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	funny	funny	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** | present | it |  |  |  |  | funny *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, and shout it at him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:276-money-and-crowds-in-town:t19:o2:1
# text = Yes, and shout it at him
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	shout	shout	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | at him *= he* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Yes, warn everyone he's a fake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:276-money-and-crowds-in-town:t19:o3:1
# text = Yes, warn everyone he's a fake
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	warn	warn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fake	fake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | everyone |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | he | a fake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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No, it's only a rumour; let your adult decide

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:276-money-and-crowds-in-town:t19:o4:1
# text = No, it's only a rumour; let your adult decide
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rumour	rumour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | it | a rumour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  | your adult |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **decide** | infinitive | your adult *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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