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description: Aoife's da, a builder, says "some months it's grand, some months it's bleedin' quiet." ("Grand" means fine.) What should a self-employed person do? Test 6 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 pragmat
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# Test 6 · Wages, salary and where family money comes from

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Aoife's da, a builder, says "some months it's grand, some months it's bleedin' quiet." ("Grand" means fine.) What should a self-employed person do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** da, months, Grand, employed person · **What happens:** say, be, mean, employ, do · **To what, where:** bleedin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Aoife's da, a builder, says "some months it's grand, some months it's bleedin' quiet."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t6:1
# text = Aoife's da, a builder, says "some months it's grand, some months it's bleedin' quiet."
1	Aoife	Aoife	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	da	da	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	builder	builder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	17	det	_	_
17	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	bleedin	bleedin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
22	quiet	quiet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Aoife's da |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | some months |  |  |  |  | grand *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | some months | bleedin and quiet |  |  |  |  | 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:* ("Grand" means fine.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t6:2
# text = ("Grand" means fine.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Grand	Grand	PROPN	NNP	_	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Grand |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What should a self-employed person do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t6:3
# text = What should a self-employed person do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **employ** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | should | a employed person |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Spend everything in the good months while you can

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t6:o1:1
# text = Spend everything in the good months while you can
1	Spend	spend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	obj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | imperative | you *not said here* | everything |  |  | month |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Borrow money every month to keep things even

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t6:o2:1
# text = Borrow money every month to keep things even
1	Borrow	borrow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	even	even	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **borrow** | imperative | you *not said here* | money |  |  | month |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Stop working in quiet months and rest instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t6:o3:1
# text = Stop working in quiet months and rest instead
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	rest	rest	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
8	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **work** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  | month |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **rest** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Save in good months for the slow ones

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from:t6:o4:1
# text = Save in good months for the slow ones
1	Save	save	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | month | for the slow ones | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent for one=Source |

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