--- title: Jack's £10 fidget toy lasted 2 days; Ana's £2 of thread made 10 brac… — Regret, silly buys and peer pressure · tree and pragmatics description: Jack's £10 fidget toy lasted 2 days; Ana's £2 of thread made 10 bracelets that friends loved for months. Which was better value, and why? 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Which was better value, and why? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** £ fidget toy, thread, friends · **What happens:** last, make, love, be · **To what, where:** 10 bracelets, better value This is test 12 · ★★★ 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/#t12). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Jack's £10 fidget toy lasted 2 days; Ana's £2 of thread made 10 bracelets that friends loved for months. ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t12:1 # text = Jack's £10 fidget toy lasted 2 days; Ana's £2 of thread made 10 bracelets that friends loved for months. 1 Jack Jack PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 £ £ SYM $ _ 6 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 4 10 10 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 5 fidget fidget NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 toy toy NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 lasted last VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 2 2 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ; ; PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 Ana Ana PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's 's PART POS _ 11 case _ _ 13 £ £ SYM $ _ 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 2 2 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 13 nummod _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 thread thread NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ _ 17 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 16 acl _ _ 18 10 10 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 19 nummod _ _ 19 bracelets bracelet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obj _ _ 20 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 22 obj _ _ 21 friends friend NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 nsubj _ _ 22 loved love VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 acl:relcl _ _ 23 for for ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 months month NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **last** | past | Jack's £ fidget toy | | | | day | | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **make** | participle | thread *not said here* | 10 bracelets | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bracelet=Product | | 3 | **love** | past | friends | 10 bracelets | | | month | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus | 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:* Which was better value, and why? ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t12:2 # text = Which was better value, and why? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 4 amod _ _ 4 value value NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | better value | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Ana's, because she got lots of lasting use from little money ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t12:o1:1 # text = Ana's, because she got lots of lasting use from little money 1 Ana Ana PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 7 lots lot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 lasting lasting ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 use use NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 11 from from ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | past | Ana | lots of lasting use | | little money | | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent lot=Theme from money=Source | ### Option 2 {#o2} Jack's, because it cost more so it must be better ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t12:o2:1 # text = Jack's, because it cost more so it must be better 1 Jack Jack PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 cost cost VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin 1 acl:relcl _ _ 7 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 obj _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 10 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 12 cop _ _ 12 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cost** | present | it | more | | | | | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme more=Value | | 2 | **is** | must | it | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} Jack's, because fads always come back ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t12:o3:1 # text = Jack's, because fads always come back 1 Jack Jack PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 4 because because SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 fads fad NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 6 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 7 advmod _ _ 7 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 8 back back ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come back** | present | fads | | | | | always *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Both the same, money is money ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t12:o4:1 # text = Both the same, money is money 1 Both both CCONJ CC _ 7 cc:preconj _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 3 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 7 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the same money | money | | | | | tree rules | **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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