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title: Friend: «I took a pound from mum's purse last week and she never not… — Sweets, change and a friend's toy · tree and pragmatics
description: Friend: «I took a pound from mum's purse last week and she never noticed, so it's fine to do again». What is true? Test 5 of lesson 338 «Sweets, change and a friend's toy» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 5 · Sweets, change and a friend's toy

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Friend: «I took a pound from mum's purse last week and she never noticed, so it's fine to do again». What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, Friend · **What happens:** take, not notice, be, do · **To what, where:** pound, purse · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 of lesson 338 «Sweets, change and a friend's toy» 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/338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Friend: «I took a pound from mum's purse last week and she never noticed, so it's fine to do again».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t5:1
# text = Friend: «I took a pound from mum's purse last week and she never noticed, so it's fine to do again».
1	Friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pound	pound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	purse	purse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	noticed	notice	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	so	so	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	ccomp	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	csubj	_	_
25	again	again	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** *in a quote* | past | I | a pound |  | mum's purse | week | Friend *vocative* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent pound=Theme from purse=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **not** **notice** *in a quote* | past | Friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | again |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=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 is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t5:2
# text = What is true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Not noticing doesn't make it right, and next time she may

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t5:o1:1
# text = Not noticing doesn't make it right, and next time she may
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	noticing	notice	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	csubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **notice** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **make** | present · do-support | noticing | it |  |  |  | right *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It's fine once a month

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t5:o2:1
# text = It's fine once a month
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine, once *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It's fine if it's only a pound

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t5:o3:1
# text = It's fine if it's only a pound
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pound	pound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | it | a pound |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It's fine because it's family, and family money is shared by everyone

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t5:o4:1
# text = It's fine because it's family, and family money is shared by everyone
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	13	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | because family | tree rules |
| 3 | **share** | present · passive | everyone | family money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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