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title: Dad, starving: "Just chuck it in the trolley, I'm well hank marvin'.… — The weekly shop and a family budget · tree and pragmatics
description: Dad, starving: "Just chuck it in the trolley, I'm well hank marvin'." ("Hank Marvin" is London rhyming slang for starving.) What usually happens on a hungry shop? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 22 «The weekly shop and a family budget» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Test 5 · ★ · The weekly shop and a family budget

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Dad, starving: "Just chuck it in the trolley, I'm well hank marvin'." ("Hank Marvin" is London rhyming slang for starving.) What usually happens on a hungry shop?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad, I, Hank · **What happens:** starve, chuck, be, rhyme, happen · **To what, where:** it, trolley, London rhyming slang, hungry shop · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad, starving: "Just chuck it in the trolley, I'm well hank marvin'."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t5:1
# text = Dad, starving: "Just chuck it in the trolley, I'm well hank marvin'."
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	starving	starve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	chuck	chuck	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	trolley	trolley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
16	hank	hank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
17	marvin	marvin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **starve** | gerund | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **chuck** *in a quote* | infinitive | Dad *not said here* | it |  | the trolley |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme in trolley=Destination |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | hank, well *property* | 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:* ("Hank Marvin" is London rhyming slang for starving.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t5:2
# text = ("Hank Marvin" is London rhyming slang for starving.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Hank	Hank	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	Marvin	Marvin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	rhyming	rhyme	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	starving	starve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rhyme** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Hank | London rhyming slang |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **starve** | gerund | Hank *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What usually happens on a hungry shop?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t5:3
# text = What usually happens on a hungry shop?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present |  |  |  | a hungry shop |  | usually *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on shop=Location |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nothing changes, the list decides everything

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t5:o1:1
# text = Nothing changes, the list decides everything
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	decides	decide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **decide** | present | the list | everything |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent everything=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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People buy less, because hunger makes them tired

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t5:o2:1
# text = People buy less, because hunger makes them tired
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	buy	buy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | People |  |  |  |  | less *property* | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | present | hunger | People |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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People buy more than they need, like £90 instead of £70

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t5:o3:1
# text = People buy more than they need, like £90 instead of £70
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	buy	buy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	obj	_	_
4	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	£	£	SYM	$	_	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	90	90	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
11	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	£	£	SYM	$	_	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	70	70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | People | more |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme |
| 2 | **need** | present | People |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop gives hungry people a discount

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget:t5:o4:1
# text = The shop gives hungry people a discount
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	iobj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	discount	discount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | the shop | a discount | hungry people |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent people=Recipient discount=Theme |

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