--- title: Molly cries "I don't even like it." The toy was £12 and the shop won… — Regret, silly buys and peer pressure · tree and pragmatics description: Molly cries "I don't even like it." The toy was £12 and the shop won't take it back. What's a good rule for next time? 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What's a good rule for next time? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Molly, shop · **What happens:** cry, not like, not take back, be · **To what, where:** it, toy, good rule · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 10 · ★★★ 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/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Molly cries "I don't even like it." ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t10:1 # text = Molly cries "I don't even like it." 1 Molly Molly PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 cries cry VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 5 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 6 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 7 even even ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 like like VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | present | Molly | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **like** *in a quote* | present · do-support | Molly | it | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=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:* The toy was £12 and the shop won't take it back. ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t10:2 # text = The toy was £12 and the shop won't take it back. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 toy toy NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 £ £ SYM $ _ 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 12 12 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 shop shop NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 9 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 10 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 11 advmod _ _ 11 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ _ 13 back back ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **take back** | future | the shop | toy | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | *Sentence 3:* What's a good rule for next time? ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t10:3 # text = What's a good rule for next time? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 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 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 rule rule NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 next next ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | a good rule | | | time | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Always buy the most expensive toy ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t10:o1:1 # text = Always buy the most expensive toy 1 Always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 2 advmod _ _ 2 buy buy VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 5 advmod _ _ 5 expensive expensive ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 toy toy NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **buy** | imperative | you *not said here* | the expensive toy | | | | always *property* | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Buy two so one can go back ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t10:o2:1 # text = Buy two so one can go back 1 Buy buy VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 1 obj _ _ 3 so so ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 4 one one PRON PRP Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 parataxis _ _ 7 back back ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **buy** | imperative | you *not said here* | two | | | | | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent two=Theme | | 2 | **go back** | can | one | | | | | | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Wait a day before buying, and check the return rules ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t10:o3:1 # text = Wait a day before buying, and check the return rules 1 Wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl:unmarked _ _ 4 before before SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 buying buy VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 check check VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 conj _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 return return NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 rules rule NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | day | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **buy** | gerund | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **check** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the return rules | | | | | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Never buy anything ever again ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t10:o4:1 # text = Never buy anything ever again 1 Never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 2 advmod _ _ 2 buy buy VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 2 obj _ _ 4 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 2 advmod _ _ 5 again again ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **buy** | imperative | you *not said here* | anything | | | ever; again | | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme | **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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