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description: Mo's dad lost his job and says calmly, "I'm getting some help from the government till I find a new one." A kid at school sneers. What's true? Test 3 of lesson 20 «Wages, salary and where family money comes from» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics o
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# Test 3 · Wages, salary and where family money comes from

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Mo's dad lost his job and says calmly, "I'm getting some help from the government till I find a new one." A kid at school sneers. What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dad · **What happens:** lose, say, get, find, job, be · **To what, where:** job, help, government, new one · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mo's dad lost his job and says calmly, "I'm getting some help from the government till I find a new one."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t3:1
# text = Mo's dad lost his job and says calmly, "I'm getting some help from the government till I find a new one."
1	Mo	Mo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	calmly	calmly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
15	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
21	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | Mo's dad | dad's job |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mo's dad *not said here* |  |  |  |  | calmly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Mo's dad *= dad* | some help |  | the government |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent help=Theme from government=Source |
| 4 | **find** *in a quote* | present | Mo's dad *= dad* | a new one |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic |
| 5 | **job** |  | dad |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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:* A kid at school sneers.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t3:2
# text = A kid at school sneers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sneers	sneer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* What's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t3:3
# text = What's true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Mo's dad will never work again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t3:o1:1
# text = Mo's dad will never work again
1	Mo	Mo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **work** | future | Mo's dad |  |  |  | again |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Getting help between jobs is normal and nothing to be ashamed of

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t3:o2:1
# text = Getting help between jobs is normal and nothing to be ashamed of
1	Getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
11	ashamed	ashamed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	acl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund |  | help |  |  |  | between jobs | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | Getting |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive | Getting *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ashamed *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Help from the government is never allowed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t3:o3:1
# text = Help from the government is never allowed
1	Help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive |  | Help from the government |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Only lazy people ever lose jobs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t3:o4:1
# text = Only lazy people ever lose jobs
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
5	lose	lose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | lazy people | jobs |  |  | ever |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |

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