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title: Ice-cream man: "card machine's broke, cash only, kid." Leo's mate pa… — Receipts, refunds, queues and self-che… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ice-cream man: "card machine's broke, cash only, kid." Leo's mate pays. Next day Leo "forgets". What does that do? Test 8 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 optio
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# Test 8 · Receipts, refunds, queues and self-checkout

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Ice-cream man: "card machine's broke, cash only, kid." Leo's mate pays. Next day Leo "forgets". What does that do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, Leo, that · **What happens:** pay, forget, do

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This is test 8 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ice-cream man: "card machine's broke, cash only, kid."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t8:1
# text = Ice-cream man: "card machine's broke, cash only, kid."
1	Ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	broke	broke	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	cash	cash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	only	only	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* Leo's mate pays.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t8:2
# text = Leo's mate pays.
1	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present | Leo's mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Next day Leo "forgets".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t8:3
# text = Next day Leo "forgets".
1	Next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	forgets	forget	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** *in a quote* | present | Leo |  |  |  | day |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 4:* What does that do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t8:4
# text = What does that do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · do-support | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Breaks his promise and his mate's trust

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t8:o1:1
# text = Breaks his promise and his mate's trust
1	Breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | present |  | his promise |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer promise=Patient |
| 2 | **promise** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 3 | **trust** |  | his mate |  |  |  |  |  | nom trust «possession intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Makes his mate owe him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t8:o2:1
# text = Makes his mate owe him
1	Makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	owe	owe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present |  | his mate |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mate=Product |
| 2 | **owe** | present |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Makes the ice cream free

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t8:o3:1
# text = Makes the ice cream free
1	Makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present |  | the ice cream |  |  |  | free *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cream=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing, owing is fine for ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout:t8:o4:1
# text = Nothing, owing is fine for ever
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	owing	owe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **owe** | gerund | Nothing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

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