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title: You have £5. You want items costing £1.90, £2.10 and £1.95. Which is… — Coins, pocket money, saving, spending… · tree and pragmatics
description: You have £5. You want items costing £1.90, £2.10 and £1.95. Which is the quickest sensible check? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 308 «Coins, pocket money, saving, spending wisely and planning time» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Test 5 · ★ · Coins, pocket money, saving, spending wisely and planning…

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You have £5. You want items costing £1.90, £2.10 and £1.95. Which is the quickest sensible check?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** You, items · **What happens:** have, want, cost, be · **To what, where:** items, quickest sensible check

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 308 «Coins, pocket money, saving, spending wisely and planning time» 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/308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* You have £5.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t5:1
# text = You have £5.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	£	£	SYM	$	_	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | You |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* You want items costing £1.90, £2.10 and £1.95.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t5:2
# text = You want items costing £1.90, £2.10 and £1.95.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	items	item	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	costing	cost	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	1.90	1.90	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	£	£	SYM	$	_	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	2.10	2.10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	1.95	1.95	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | You | items |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot item=Theme |
| 2 | **cost** | gerund | items *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme £=Value |

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*Sentence 3:* Which is the quickest sensible check?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t5:3
# text = Which is the quickest sensible check?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	quickest	quick	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
5	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	check	check	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the quickest sensible check |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Hand over the £5 and hope it is enough

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t5:o1:1
# text = Hand over the £5 and hope it is enough
1	Hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	over	over	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | present | Hand *not said here* | Hand |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Hand |  |  |  |  | enough *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Ask the cashier to guess the total for you before you hand it over

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t5:o2:1
# text = Ask the cashier to guess the total for you before you hand it over
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cashier	cashier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	total	total	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
10	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	hand	hand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | the cashier |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent cashier=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **guess** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the cashier *not said here* | the total |  |  |  | for you | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent total=Theme |
| 3 | **hand over** | present | you | total |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Buy them all and pay the rest next week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t5:o3:1
# text = Buy them all and pay the rest next week
1	Buy	buy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nmod:unmarked	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **pay** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the rest |  |  | week |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=Asset |

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

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Round to £2 each, about £6, so you do not have enough

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t5:o4:1
# text = Round to £2 each, about £6, so you do not have enough
1	Round	round	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	£	£	SYM	$	_	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	£	£	SYM	$	_	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
16	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | you | enough |  |  |  | round *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enough=Patient |

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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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