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title: A girl is paid a little for washing the family car and does it caref… — Coins, pocket money, saving, spending… · tree and pragmatics
description: A girl is paid a little for washing the family car and does it carefully. What does she gain besides the money? Test 8 · ★ 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 qu
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# Test 8 · ★ · Coins, pocket money, saving, spending wisely and planning…

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A girl is paid a little for washing the family car and does it carefully. What does she gain besides the money?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** girl · **What happens:** pay, wash, do, gain · **To what, where:** girl, family car, car

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl is paid a little for washing the family car and does it carefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t8:1
# text = A girl is paid a little for washing the family car and does it carefully.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	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	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present · passive |  | a girl |  |  |  | a little *obl:unmarked* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |
| 2 | **wash** | gerund |  | the family car |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Patient |
| 3 | **do** | present |  | car |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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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:* What does she gain besides the money?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t8:2
# text = What does she gain besides the money?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gain	gain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	besides	besides	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gain** | present · do-support | girl |  |  |  |  | besides the money | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Her family trusts her more and she learns a useful skill

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t8:o1:1
# text = Her family trusts her more and she learns a useful skill
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	trusts	trust	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	learns	learn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trust** | present | Her family | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **learn** | present | family | a useful skill |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skill=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She can now drive the car herself

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t8:o2:1
# text = She can now drive the car herself
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
4	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | can | She | the car |  |  | now | herself *= she* *obl* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent car=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She will never have to do another chore

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t8:o3:1
# text = She will never have to do another chore
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	chore	chore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | future | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | another chore |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chore=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Nothing really, because in the end only the money she is paid matters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:308-coins-pocket-money-saving-and-planning-time:t8:o4:1
# text = Nothing really, because in the end only the money she is paid matters
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	matters	matter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present · passive |  | she |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Recipient matter=Asset |

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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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