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title: Lily fumes "that's a total rip-off!" about 3 toys she doesn't want f… — Regret, silly buys and peer pressure · tree and pragmatics
description: Lily fumes "that's a total rip-off!" about 3 toys she doesn't want for £5. What's the lesson? Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 10 «Regret, silly buys and peer pressure» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was r
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Regret, silly buys and peer pressure

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Lily fumes "that's a total rip-off!" about 3 toys she doesn't want for £5. What's the lesson?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** that, she, lesson · **What happens:** be, not want · **To what, where:** total rip off, off 3 toys

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 10 «Regret, silly buys and peer pressure» of the money 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/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Lily fumes "that's a total rip-off!" about 3 toys she doesn't want for £5.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t1:1
# text = Lily fumes "that's a total rip-off!" about 3 toys she doesn't want for £5.
1	Lily	Lily	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	fumes	fume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	rip	rip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	off	off	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
13	about	about	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl:relcl	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	£	£	SYM	$	_	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | a total rip off |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **want** | present · do-support | she | off 3 toys *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot toy=Theme |

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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's the lesson?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t1:2
# text = What's the lesson?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	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	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the lesson |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Mystery bags are always worth it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t1:o1:1
# text = Mystery bags are always worth it
1	Mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bags	bag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mystery bags |  |  |  |  | always, worth *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Complain until the shop gives £10 back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t1:o2:1
# text = Complain until the shop gives £10 back
1	Complain	complain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **complain** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **give back** | present | the shop |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Next time buy two mystery bags

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t1:o3:1
# text = Next time buy two mystery bags
1	Next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	buy	buy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bags	bag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | imperative | you *not said here* | two mystery bags |  |  | time |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Theme |

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

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With mystery bags you pay for the surprise, so think first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t1:o4:1
# text = With mystery bags you pay for the surprise, so think first
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bags	bag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	think	think	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present | you |  |  |  |  | with mystery bags; for the surprise | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for surprise=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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