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title: Jory: «shut up, they're my lucky shoes, the cardboard's on purpose».… — Money is tight: free school meals and… · tree and pragmatics
description: Jory: «shut up, they're my lucky shoes, the cardboard's on purpose». Why might he say that? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 487 «Money is tight: free school meals and second-hand uniform» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Test 6 · ★ · Money is tight: free school meals and second-hand uniform

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Jory: «shut up, they're my lucky shoes, the cardboard's on purpose». Why might he say that?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jory, they, cardboard · **What happens:** shut up, be, purpose, say · **To what, where:** lucky shoes, that · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 487 «Money is tight: free school meals and second-hand uniform» 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/487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Jory: «shut up, they're my lucky shoes, the cardboard's on purpose».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform:t6:1
# text = Jory: «shut up, they're my lucky shoes, the cardboard's on purpose».
1	Jory	Jory	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	shut	shut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	lucky	lucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cardboard	cardboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shut up** *in a quote* | infinitive | Jory |  |  |  |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | they | my lucky shoes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **purpose** *in a quote* |  | the cardboard |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: 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:* Why might he say that?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform:t6:2
# text = Why might he say that?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | might | Jory | that |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent that=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He's showing off his brand-new running trainers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform:t6:o1:1
# text = He's showing off his brand-new running trainers
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
6	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	running	running	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	trainers	trainer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show off** | present · progressive | He | his new running trainers |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent trainer=Recipient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He really believes cardboard is lucky in PE

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform:t6:o2:1
# text = He really believes cardboard is lucky in PE
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	really	really	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	believes	believe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cardboard	cardboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	lucky	lucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	PE	PE	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | cardboard |  |  | PE |  | lucky *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He wants everybody to copy his shoes tomorrow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform:t6:o3:1
# text = He wants everybody to copy his shoes tomorrow
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	everybody	everybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	copy	copy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | He | everybody |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **copy** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | everybody *not said here* | his shoes |  |  | tomorrow |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He's embarrassed and hiding that money is short

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform:t6:o4:1
# text = He's embarrassed and hiding that money is short
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	embarrassed	embarrassed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | embarrassed *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hide** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | money |  |  |  |  | short *property* | tree rules |

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