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title: Noah to the shop: "I've played it a week and it's boring, gimme my £… — Receipts, refunds, queues and self-che… · tree and pragmatics
description: Noah to the shop: "I've played it a week and it's boring, gimme my £30." Shop: "It's not faulty, mate." Who's right? Test 3 of lesson 14 «Receipts, refunds, queues and self-checkout» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Test 3 · Receipts, refunds, queues and self-checkout

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Noah to the shop: "I've played it a week and it's boring, gimme my £30." Shop: "It's not faulty, mate." Who's right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** I, shop · **What happens:** play, be, gimme, not be · **To what, where:** shop

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This is test 3 of lesson 14 «Receipts, refunds, queues and self-checkout» 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/14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Noah to the shop: "I've played it a week and it's boring, gimme my £30."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t3:1
# text = Noah to the shop: "I've played it a week and it's boring, gimme my £30."
1	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	parataxis	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	gimme	gimme	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
19	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	£	£	SYM	$	_	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I | shop |  |  | week |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | shop |  |  |  |  | boring *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **gimme** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* Shop: "It's not faulty, mate."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t3:2
# text = Shop: "It's not faulty, mate."
1	Shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:outer	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	faulty	faulty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | Shop |  |  |  |  | mate *vocative*; faulty *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Who's right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t3:3
# text = Who's right?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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The shop: changing your mind isn't a fault

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t3:o1:1
# text = The shop: changing your mind isn't a fault
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	changing	change	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	conj	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | gerund | the shop *not said here* | your mind |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | the shop | a fault |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mind** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Noah: shops must refund anything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t3:o2:1
# text = Noah: shops must refund anything
1	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	refund	refund	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refund** | must | Noah shops | anything |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Noah: boring counts as faulty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t3:o3:1
# text = Noah: boring counts as faulty
1	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	counts	count	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	faulty	faulty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Both: he gets £15 back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t3:o4:1
# text = Both: he gets £15 back
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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

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