--- title: Sister crying: «someone took my birthday money!!» Her brother did. W… — Sweets, change and a friend's toy · tree and pragmatics description: Sister crying: «someone took my birthday money!!» Her brother did. What is the fix? Test 9 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; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy/t9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Sweets, change and a friend's toy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy/) / t9 # Test 9 · Sweets, change and a friend's toy Sister crying: «someone took my birthday money!!» Her brother did. What is the fix? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** someone, brother, fix · **What happens:** cry, take, do, be · **To what, where:** birthday money · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 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/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Sister crying: «someone took my birthday money!!» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t9:1 # text = Sister crying: «someone took my birthday money!!» 1 Sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 crying cry VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 3 : : PUNCT : _ 2 punct _ _ 4 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 6 nsubj _ _ 6 took take VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 8 birthday birthday NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 !! !! PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 » » PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | gerund | someone *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **take** *in a quote* | past | someone | my birthday money | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme | 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. *Sentence 2:* Her brother did. ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t9:2 # text = Her brother did. 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | Her brother | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* What is the fix? ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t9:3 # text = What is the fix? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 fix fix NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the fix | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Put a note in the bank saying «borrowed, will pay back» ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t9:o1:1 # text = Put a note in the bank saying «borrowed, will pay back» 1 Put put VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 note note NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 bank bank NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 7 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ _ 8 « « PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 borrowed borrow VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 pay pay VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 13 back back ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 » » PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | a note | | the bank | | | tree rules | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **borrow** *in a quote* | past | | | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **pay back** *in a quote* | future | | | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} Say the piggy bank was empty ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t9:o2:1 # text = Say the piggy bank was empty 1 Say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 piggy piggy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 bank bank NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 empty empty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | the piggy bank | | | | | empty *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} Help her look and say nothing ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t9:o3:1 # text = Help her look and say nothing 1 Help help VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 6 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | imperative | you *not said here* | her *= she* | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme | | 2 | **look** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | nothing | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Own up, pay it all back and say sorry ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:338-sweets-change-and-a-friends-toy:t9:o4:1 # text = Own up, pay it all back and say sorry 1 Own own VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 up up ADP RP _ 1 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 pay pay VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 all all ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 back back ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 10 sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **own up** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot | | 2 | **pay** | infinitive | you *not said here* | it | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset | | 3 | **say** *speech: apologize* | infinitive | you *not said here* | | | | | sorry *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | **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. 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