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# Test 1 · Wages, salary and where family money comes from

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Ruby sees "Earned £2,500, take-home £2,000" and shrieks "who nicked the rest?!" What's the answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Ruby, answer · **What happens:** see, earn, take, shriek, nick, be · **To what, where:** home, rest · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 of lesson 20 «Wages, salary and where family money comes from» 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/20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ruby sees "Earned £2,500, take-home £2,000" and shrieks "who nicked the rest?!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t1:1
# text = Ruby sees "Earned £2,500, take-home £2,000" and shrieks "who nicked the rest?!"
1	Ruby	Ruby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Earned	earn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
5	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	2,500	2500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	£	£	SYM	$	_	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	2,000	2000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	shrieks	shriek	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	nicked	nick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?!	?!	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present | Ruby |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **earn** *in a quote* | participle | Ruby *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Theme |
| 3 | **take** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | home |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme |
| 4 | **shriek** | present | Ruby *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **nick** *in a quote* | past |  | the rest |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=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:* What's the answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t1:2
# text = What's the answer?
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	answer	answer	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 answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Nobody; £500 went on tax and pension

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t1:o1:1
# text = Nobody; £500 went on tax and pension
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	£	£	SYM	$	_	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	500	500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	pension	pension	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Nobody |  |  | tax and pension |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on tax=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It went on Dad's lunches

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t1:o2:1
# text = It went on Dad's lunches
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	lunches	lunch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | It |  |  | Dad's lunches |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on lunch=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Dad's boss forgot to pay it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t1:o3:1
# text = Dad's boss forgot to pay it
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | past | Dad's boss |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **pay** | to-infinitive | Dad's boss *not said here* | boss |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The bank kept it as a fee for looking after the money

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t1:o4:1
# text = The bank kept it as a fee for looking after the money
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the bank | it |  |  |  | as a fee | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | gerund | the bank *not said here* |  |  |  | after the money |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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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