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description: Shopkeeper hands Jake change for £1.35 out of a £2 coin: a 50p and a 10p. He goes "hang on". Why? Test 3 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 3 · Coins and notes: pounds and pence, dollars and cents

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Shopkeeper hands Jake change for £1.35 out of a £2 coin: a 50p and a 10p. He goes "hang on". Why?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Shopkeeper, Jake · **What happens:** hand, change, go, hang on · **To what, where:** 50 p, £ coin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Shopkeeper hands Jake change for £1.35 out of a £2 coin: a 50p and a 10p.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents:t3:1
# text = Shopkeeper hands Jake change for £1.35 out of a £2 coin: a 50p and a 10p.
1	Shopkeeper	Shopkeeper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hands	hand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Jake	Jake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	change	change	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	1.35	1.35	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	£	£	SYM	$	_	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
13	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hand** | present | Shopkeeper | a 50 p and a 10 p |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | present | Jake |  |  | a £ coin |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Patient |

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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:* He goes "hang on".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents:t3:2
# text = He goes "hang on".
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	hang	hang	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Jake |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hang on** *in a quote* | infinitive | Jake *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Why?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents:t3:3
# text = Why?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

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

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That's 60p, but it should be 65p

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents:t3:o1:1
# text = That's 60p, but it should be 65p
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	60	60	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
10	65	65	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | 60 p but 65 p |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | should | it | 65 p |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That's 70p, which is too much

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents:t3:o2:1
# text = That's 70p, which is too much
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	70	70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | 70 p |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | 70 p |  |  |  |  | much *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That's exactly right, 65p

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents:t3:o3:1
# text = That's exactly right, 65p
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	65	65	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  |  |  | 65 p *obl*; exactly, right *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That's 50p, which is too little

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents:t3:o4:1
# text = That's 50p, which is too little
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | 50 p |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | 50 p |  |  |  |  | little *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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