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title: Your little cousin grabs the 2p cos "it's the biggest so it's the be… — Coins and notes: pounds and pence, dol… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your little cousin grabs the 2p cos "it's the biggest so it's the best innit". What's the truth? Test 1 of lesson 2 «Coins and notes: pounds and pence, dollars and cents» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's 
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# Test 1 · Coins and notes: pounds and pence, dollars and cents

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Your little cousin grabs the 2p cos "it's the biggest so it's the best innit". What's the truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** little cousin, cousin, truth · **What happens:** grab, be · **To what, where:** p cos, best innit

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This is test 1 of lesson 2 «Coins and notes: pounds and pence, dollars and cents» 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/2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your little cousin grabs the 2p cos "it's the biggest so it's the best innit".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents:t1:1
# text = Your little cousin grabs the 2p cos "it's the biggest so it's the best innit".
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grabs	grab	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cos	cos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	conj	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	19	amod	_	_
19	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | present | Your little cousin | the p cos |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cos=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | cousin |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | cousin | the best innit |  |  |  |  | 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:* What's the truth?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents:t1:2
# text = What's the truth?
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	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 | the truth |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Yes, the 2p is worth more than the £1

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents:t1:o1:1
# text = Yes, the 2p is worth more than the £1
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	obj	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	£	£	SYM	$	_	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the 2 p |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes, bigger coins are always worth more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents:t1:o2:1
# text = Yes, bigger coins are always worth more
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	obj	_	_
```

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

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

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Size doesn't matter, the 2p is worth less than every coin but 1p

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents:t1:o3:1
# text = Size doesn't matter, the 2p is worth less than every coin but 1p
1	Size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
11	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	obj	_	_
12	than	than	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | Size |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | the 2 p |  |  |  |  | than every coin but 1 p; worth *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No, the smallest coin is always worth the most

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents:t1:o4:1
# text = No, the smallest coin is always worth the most
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	smallest	small	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the smallest coin |  |  |  |  | always, worth *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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