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description: A boy keeps his allowance loose in his schoolbag and never knows how much he has. What should he change? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 330 «Forgotten lunch, lunch rubbish, a classmate with no lunch, learning to cook, pocket money, southern seasons, jobs and salaries, and festivals» of the everyday course of 
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# Test 4 · ★ · Forgotten lunch, lunch rubbish, a classmate with no lunch,…

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A boy keeps his allowance loose in his schoolbag and never knows how much he has. What should he change?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy, allowance · **What happens:** keep, loose, not know, have, allowance, change · **To what, where:** schoolbag, much

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 330 «Forgotten lunch, lunch rubbish, a classmate with no lunch, learning to cook, pocket money, southern seasons, jobs and salaries, and festivals» 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/330-lunch-help-cooking-allowance-southern-seasons-jobs-festivals/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy keeps his allowance loose in his schoolbag and never knows how much he has.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:330-lunch-help-cooking-allowance-southern-seasons-jobs-festivals:t4:1
# text = A boy keeps his allowance loose in his schoolbag and never knows how much he has.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	allowance	allowance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	loose	loose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	schoolbag	schoolbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
14	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obj	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | a boy |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **loose** | past | boy's allowance |  |  | boy's schoolbag |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **know** | present | boy's allowance *not said here* | much |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer much=Stimulus |
| 4 | **have** | present | allowance |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **allowance** |  | boy |  |  |  |  |  | nom allowance «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 should he change?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:330-lunch-help-cooking-allowance-southern-seasons-jobs-festivals:t4:2
# text = What should he change?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | should | allowance |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient |

## The options {#options}

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

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Keep it in a money box and write down what he has

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:330-lunch-help-cooking-allowance-southern-seasons-jobs-festivals:t4:o1:1
# text = Keep it in a money box and write down what he has
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	down	down	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | a money box |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme in box=Location |
| 2 | **write down** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **have** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Spend it faster so it cannot get lost

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:330-lunch-help-cooking-allowance-southern-seasons-jobs-festivals:t4:o2:1
# text = Spend it faster so it cannot get lost
1	Spend	spend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset |
| 2 | **not** **lose** | can · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Keep it in his shoes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:330-lunch-help-cooking-allowance-southern-seasons-jobs-festivals:t4:o3:1
# text = Keep it in his shoes
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | his shoes |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme in shoe=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Ask for more money each week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:330-lunch-help-cooking-allowance-southern-seasons-jobs-festivals:t4:o4:1
# text = Ask for more money each week
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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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* |  |  |  | week | for more money | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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