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description: Your mate goes, "Rent's a scam, if you live in a house it's yours, innit." What's true? Test 1 of lesson 21 «Bills: rent, mortgage, energy, water, phone, council tax» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choi
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# Test 1 · Bills: rent, mortgage, energy, water, phone, council tax

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Your mate goes, "Rent's a scam, if you live in a house it's yours, innit." What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, Rent, you · **What happens:** go, be, live, innit · **To what, where:** scam, yours, house

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This is test 1 of lesson 21 «Bills: rent, mortgage, energy, water, phone, council tax» 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/21-bills-rent-mortgage-energy-water-council-tax/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your mate goes, "Rent's a scam, if you live in a house it's yours, innit."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:21-bills-rent-mortgage-energy-water-council-tax:t1:1
# text = Your mate goes, "Rent's a scam, if you live in a house it's yours, innit."
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Rent	Rent	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	scam	scam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	yours	your	PRON	PRP	Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	innit	innit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Your mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Rent | a scam |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **live** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | mate | yours |  | a house |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **innit** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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 true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:21-bills-rent-mortgage-energy-water-council-tax:t1:2
# 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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Only people without a job ever pay any rent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:21-bills-rent-mortgage-energy-water-council-tax:t1:o1:1
# text = Only people without a job ever pay any rent
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	7	advmod	_	_
7	pay	pay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	rent	rent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | infinitive | people without a job | any rent |  |  | ever |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rent=Asset |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Renting means paying the owner to live in their home, and it's very normal

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:21-bills-rent-mortgage-energy-water-council-tax:t1:o2:1
# text = Renting means paying the owner to live in their home, and it's very normal
1	Renting	renting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Renting |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pay** *not said to happen* | gerund | Renting *not said here* | the owner |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent owner=Asset |
| 3 | **live** | to-infinitive | Renting *not said here* |  |  | their home |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in home=Location |
| 4 | **is** | present | Renting |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Rent is money paid to the council for the bins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:21-bills-rent-mortgage-energy-water-council-tax:t1:o3:1
# text = Rent is money paid to the council for the bins
1	Rent	rent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bins	bin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rent | money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | participle |  | money *not said here* |  |  |  | to the council; for the bins | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for bin=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's right, living somewhere for a year makes it yours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:21-bills-rent-mortgage-energy-water-council-tax:t1:o4:1
# text = He's right, living somewhere for a year makes it yours
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
6	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	yours	your	PRON	PRP	Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | gerund |  |  |  |  | year | somewhere *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | present | living | it |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

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