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title: Older kid in the playground: "lend us a quid, I'll give you two back… — Regret, silly buys and peer pressure · tree and pragmatics
description: Older kid in the playground: "lend us a quid, I'll give you two back tomorrow, deffo." ("Deffo" means definitely.) What's most likely? Test 6 · ★★★ 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 questio
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Regret, silly buys and peer pressure

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Older kid in the playground: "lend us a quid, I'll give you two back tomorrow, deffo." ("Deffo" means definitely.) What's most likely?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, Deffo · **What happens:** lend, give back, mean, be · **To what, where:** quid, us, two, you

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This is test 6 · ★★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Older kid in the playground: "lend us a quid, I'll give you two back tomorrow, deffo."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t6:1
# text = Older kid in the playground: "lend us a quid, I'll give you two back tomorrow, deffo."
1	Older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	lend	lend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
9	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	quid	quid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	iobj	_	_
17	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	obj	_	_
18	back	back	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
19	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	deffo	deffo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	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* | infinitive |  | a quid | us |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient quid=Theme |
| 2 | **give back** *in a quote* | future | I | two | you |  | tomorrow |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient two=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:* ("Deffo" means definitely.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t6:2
# text = ("Deffo" means definitely.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Deffo	Deffo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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	definitely	definitely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	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 | Deffo |  |  |  |  | definitely *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What's most likely?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t6:3
# text = What's most likely?
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	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	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 |  |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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You won't see it again; say no and tell a grown-up

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t6:o1:1
# text = You won't see it again; say no and tell a grown-up
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	8	discourse	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	grown	grown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | future | You | it |  |  | again |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  | a grown up |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent up=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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You'll get £2 back for sure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t6:o2:1
# text = You'll get £2 back for sure
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get back** | future | You |  |  |  |  | for sure | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent £=Theme for sure=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He'll pay you in sweets instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t6:o3:1
# text = He'll pay you in sweets instead
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | future | He | you |  | sweets |  | instead *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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You'll get £1.50 back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure:t6:o4:1
# text = You'll get £1.50 back
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	1.50	1.50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Frac	4	nummod	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get back** | future | You |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer £=Stimulus |

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