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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an offer designated "three for the price of two"? Exam question 1 of lesson 12 «Offers: 3 for 2, buy one get one free, bundles» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Exam question 1 · Offers: 3 for 2, buy one get one free, bundles

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an offer designated "three for the price of two"?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** offer · **What happens:** follow, characteris, designate · **To what, where:** offer, three

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 12 «Offers: 3 for 2, buy one get one free, bundles» of the money course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/12-offers-3-for-2-buy-one-get-one-free-bundles/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:12-offers-3-for-2-buy-one-get-one-free-bundles:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an offer designated "three for the price of two"?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	designated	designate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	obj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | a offer |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **designate** | participle | a offer *not said here* | three |  |  |  | for the price of two | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent three=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.

## The options {#options}

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

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Three articles are supplied whilst payment is made in respect of two only

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:12-offers-3-for-2-buy-one-get-one-free-bundles:e1:o1:1
# text = Three articles are supplied whilst payment is made in respect of two only
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	articles	article	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	supplied	supply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nmod	_	_
13	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supply** | present · passive |  | Three articles |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present · passive |  | payment |  | respect of two |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Three articles are supplied without any payment whatsoever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:12-offers-3-for-2-buy-one-get-one-free-bundles:e1:o2:1
# text = Three articles are supplied without any payment whatsoever
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	articles	article	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	supplied	supply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supply** | present · passive |  | Three articles |  |  |  | without any payment; whatsoever *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Two articles are supplied whilst payment is made in respect of three

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:12-offers-3-for-2-buy-one-get-one-free-bundles:e1:o3:1
# text = Two articles are supplied whilst payment is made in respect of three
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	articles	article	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	supplied	supply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	whilst	whilst	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **supply** | present · passive |  | Two articles |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **make** | present · passive |  | payment |  | respect of three |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The price of every article is reduced by two pounds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:12-offers-3-for-2-buy-one-get-one-free-bundles:e1:o4:1
# text = The price of every article is reduced by two pounds
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	article	article	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	reduced	reduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reduce** | present · passive | two pounds | the price of every article |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Patient |

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