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title: Ollie's mate: «cheap vbucks, 5 quid for a code, half the shop price»… — «Free V-bucks» and other scams · tree and pragmatics
description: Ollie's mate: «cheap vbucks, 5 quid for a code, half the shop price». Most likely? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 416 ««Free V-bucks» and other scams» 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.
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# Test 2 · ★★ · «Free V-bucks» and other scams

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Ollie's mate: «cheap vbucks, 5 quid for a code, half the shop price». Most likely?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 416 ««Free V-bucks» and other scams» 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/416-free-v-bucks-and-other-scams/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ollie's mate: «cheap vbucks, 5 quid for a code, half the shop price».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:416-free-v-bucks-and-other-scams:t2:1
# text = Ollie's mate: «cheap vbucks, 5 quid for a code, half the shop price».
1	Ollie	Ollie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	vbucks	vbuck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	quid	quid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	18	det:predet	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* Most likely?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:416-free-v-bucks-and-other-scams:t2:2
# text = Most likely?
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	nsubj	_	_
2	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It's a real bargain, buy two

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:416-free-v-bucks-and-other-scams:t2:o1:1
# text = It's a real bargain, buy two
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	buy	buy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	appos	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a real bargain |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | infinitive |  | two |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent two=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The code is fake or stolen and won't work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:416-free-v-bucks-and-other-scams:t2:o2:1
# text = The code is fake or stolen and won't work
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the code |  |  |  |  | fake *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **steal** | participle | the code *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **work** | future | the code *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Codes are always cheaper from friends

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:416-free-v-bucks-and-other-scams:t2:o3:1
# text = Codes are always cheaper from friends
1	Codes	code	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Codes |  |  |  |  | from friends; always, cheap *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His mate works for the game company and gets codes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:416-free-v-bucks-and-other-scams:t2:o4:1
# text = His mate works for the game company and gets codes
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	codes	code	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | His mate |  |  |  |  | for the game company | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for company=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **get** | present | His mate *not said here* | codes |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer code=Stimulus |

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