--- title: Mum mutters, "Same stuff, ten quid more." The shop was £70 and is no… — The weekly shop and a family budget · tree and pragmatics description: Mum mutters, "Same stuff, ten quid more." The shop was £70 and is now £80. What does it mean for the family? 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What does it mean for the family? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Mum, shop · **What happens:** mutter, mean · **To what, where:** Same stuff This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 22 «The weekly shop and a family budget» 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/22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget/#t10). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mum mutters, "Same stuff, ten quid more." ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t10:1 # text = Mum mutters, "Same stuff, ten quid more." 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 mutters mutter VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 stuff stuff NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 8 ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 quid quid NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ _ 10 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 2 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mutter** *speech: assert* | present | Mum | Same stuff | | | | | tree rules | 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. *Sentence 2:* The shop was £70 and is now £80. ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t10:2 # text = The shop was £70 and is now £80. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 shop shop NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 £ £ SYM $ _ 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 70 70 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 nummod _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 8 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 9 advmod _ _ 9 £ £ SYM $ _ 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 80 80 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 3:* What does it mean for the family? ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t10:3 # text = What does it mean for the family? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 mean mean VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | shop | | | | | for the family | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot what=Theme for family=Attribute | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} The family is buying more food than last month ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t10:o1:1 # text = The family is buying more food than last month 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 buying buy VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 amod _ _ 6 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 than than ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 month month NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **buy** | present · progressive | the family | more food | | | month | | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} The cost of living has gone up, so they may swap brands or cut treats ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t10:o2:1 # text = The cost of living has gone up, so they may swap brands or cut treats 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 cost cost NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 living living NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 gone go VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 up up ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 so so ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 10 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ _ 11 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 swap swap VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 parataxis _ _ 13 brands brand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obj _ _ 14 or or CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 15 cut cut VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 16 amod _ _ 16 treats treat NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go up** | present · perfect | the cost of living | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 2 | **swap** | may | they | brands or cut treats | | | | | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brand=Theme | | 3 | **cut** | participle | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **cost** | | | living | | | | | nom cost «possession transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} The shop has given them a £10 discount ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t10:o3:1 # text = The shop has given them a £10 discount 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 shop shop NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 has have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 £ £ SYM $ _ 9 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 8 10 10 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 9 discount discount NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | present · perfect · passive | | the shop | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Prices went down, so they can buy extra ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t10:o4:1 # text = Prices went down, so they can buy extra 1 Prices price NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 down down ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 so so ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 6 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 7 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 buy buy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ 9 extra extra ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go down** | past | Prices | | | | | down *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 2 | **buy** | can | Prices *= price* | extra | | | | | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent extra=Theme | **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. 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