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title: Mia sees a teen stopped by a guard over a £5 charger. Mum: "They'll… — Taking without paying: the consequences · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia sees a teen stopped by a guard over a £5 charger. Mum: "They'll call the police and his parents." What else might happen? Test 9 of lesson 15 «Taking without paying: the consequences» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Test 9 · Taking without paying: the consequences

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Mia sees a teen stopped by a guard over a £5 charger. Mum: "They'll call the police and his parents." What else might happen?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mia, They · **What happens:** see, stop, call, happen · **To what, where:** teen, £ charger, police · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 of lesson 15 «Taking without paying: the consequences» 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/15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia sees a teen stopped by a guard over a £5 charger.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences:t9:1
# text = Mia sees a teen stopped by a guard over a £5 charger.
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	teen	teen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	stopped	stop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	over	over	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	£	£	SYM	$	_	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
13	charger	charger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | Mia | a teen |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer teen=Stimulus |
| 2 | **stop** | participle |  | a teen *not said here* |  | a £ charger |  | by a guard | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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:* Mum: "They'll call the police and his parents."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences:t9:2
# text = Mum: "They'll call the police and his parents."
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	appos	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *in a quote* | future | They | the police and Mia's parents |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent police=Recipient |

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*Sentence 3:* What else might happen?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences:t9:3
# text = What else might happen?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	else	else	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	happen	happen	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 | **happen** | might |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Nothing happens, because the charger was cheap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences:t9:o1:1
# text = Nothing happens, because the charger was cheap
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	charger	charger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the charger |  |  |  |  | cheap *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He gets offered a job as a security guard there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences:t9:o2:1
# text = He gets offered a job as a security guard there
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	gets	get	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	security	security	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | present · passive |  | He |  | there |  | as a security guard | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal job=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He might be banned from shops in the centre

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences:t9:o3:1
# text = He might be banned from shops in the centre
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	banned	ban	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ban** | might · passive |  | He |  | shops |  | in the centre | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Beneficiary from shop=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He gets the charger free, with just a warning letter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:15-taking-without-paying-the-consequences:t9:o4:1
# text = He gets the charger free, with just a warning letter
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	charger	charger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | He | the charger |  |  |  | with a warning letter; free *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer charger=Stimulus |

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