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title: A mate at the cinema goes "just buy the popcorn, don't be tight." ("… — Regret, silly buys and peer pressure · tree and pragmatics
description: A mate at the cinema goes "just buy the popcorn, don't be tight." ("Tight" means stingy.) Dev only has £1 left. What's fine to say? Test 2 · ★★★ 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 a
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# Test 2 · ★★★ · Regret, silly buys and peer pressure

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A mate at the cinema goes "just buy the popcorn, don't be tight." ("Tight" means stingy.) Dev only has £1 left. What's fine to say?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, Tight, Dev · **What happens:** go, buy, do, not be, mean, have · **To what, where:** popcorn, stingy · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A mate at the cinema goes "just buy the popcorn, don't be tight."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t2:1
# text = A mate at the cinema goes "just buy the popcorn, don't be tight."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	popcorn	popcorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
16	tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | a mate at the cinema |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **buy** *in a quote* | infinitive | a mate at the cinema *not said here* | the popcorn |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent popcorn=Theme |
| 3 | **do** *in a quote* | infinitive | a mate at the cinema *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | infinitive | a mate at the cinema *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tight *property* | 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:* ("Tight" means stingy.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t2:2
# text = ("Tight" means stingy.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	stingy	stingy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tight | stingy |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stingy=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* Dev only has £1 left.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t2:3
# text = Dev only has £1 left.
1	Dev	Dev	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Dev |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 4:* What's fine to say?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t2:4
# text = What's fine to say?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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"Popcorn is a need, so I must buy some"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t2:o1:1
# text = "Popcorn is a need, so I must buy some"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Popcorn	popcorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	need	need	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
11	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	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 | Popcorn | a need |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** *in a quote* | must | I | some |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent some=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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"I'm good, I'll just enjoy the film"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t2:o2:1
# text = "I'm good, I'll just enjoy the film"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **enjoy** *in a quote* | future | I | the film |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer film=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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"Fine, I'll just skip my bus fare home tonight"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t2:o3:1
# text = "Fine, I'll just skip my bus fare home tonight"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	skip	skip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	fare	fare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	home	home	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
12	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **skip** *in a quote* | future | I | my bus fare |  |  | tonight | home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fare=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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"Lend me £4 and I'll pay you double next week"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t2:o4:1
# text = "Lend me £4 and I'll pay you double next week"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Lend	lend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	double	double	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lend** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient £=Theme |
| 2 | **pay** *in a quote* | future | I | you |  |  | week | double *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Asset |

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