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title: Roisin has no £1 for non-uniform day, and her own clothes are her br… — Money is tight: free school meals and… · tree and pragmatics
description: Roisin has no £1 for non-uniform day, and her own clothes are her brother's old hoodie. She wears her uniform and says she forgot. What else could she do? Test 7 · ★ of lesson 487 «Money is tight: free school meals and second-hand uniform» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the de
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# Test 7 · ★ · Money is tight: free school meals and second-hand uniform

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Roisin has no £1 for non-uniform day, and her own clothes are her brother's old hoodie. She wears her uniform and says she forgot. What else could she do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Roisin, own clothes · **What happens:** have, be, wear, say, forget, do · **To what, where:** old hoodie, uniform · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Roisin has no £1 for non-uniform day, and her own clothes are her brother's old hoodie.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform:t7:1
# text = Roisin has no £1 for non-uniform day, and her own clothes are her brother's old hoodie.
1	Roisin	Roisin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	non-uniform	non-uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	19	nsubj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	hoodie	hoodie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Roisin |  |  |  | for non-uniform day |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Roisin's own clothes | Roisin's brother's old hoodie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* She wears her uniform and says she forgot.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform:t7:2
# text = She wears her uniform and says she forgot.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | Roisin | Roisin's uniform |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent uniform=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Roisin *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **forget** | past | Roisin |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What else could she do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform:t7:3
# text = What else could she do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	else	else	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | could | Roisin |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Take a pound from her mum's purse without asking

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform:t7:o1:1
# text = Take a pound from her mum's purse without asking
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pound	pound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	purse	purse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | a pound |  | her mum's purse |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent pound=Theme from purse=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Stay at home that day and pretend to be poorly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform:t7:o2:1
# text = Stay at home that day and pretend to be poorly
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	pretend	pretend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	poorly	poorly	ADV	RB	_	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | home | day |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at home=Location |
| 2 | **pretend** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | poorly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Borrow a posh outfit from a girl she hardly knows

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform:t7:o3:1
# text = Borrow a posh outfit from a girl she hardly knows
1	Borrow	borrow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	posh	posh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	outfit	outfit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **borrow** | imperative | you *not said here* | a posh outfit |  |  |  | from a girl | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent outfit=Theme from girl=Source |
| 2 | **know** | present | girl | a girl *not said here* |  |  |  | hardly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer girl=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Quietly tell the teacher she can't do it this time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:487-money-is-tight-free-meals-and-second-hand-uniform:t7:o4:1
# text = Quietly tell the teacher she can't do it this time
1	Quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | the teacher |  |  | quietly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **do** | can | teacher | it |  |  | time |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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