--- title: Hannah wants to pay the £300 the family is short with her £5 pocket… — When money is tight: "we can't afford… · tree and pragmatics description: Hannah wants to pay the £300 the family is short with her £5 pocket money. What is wise? Test 11 of lesson 23 «When money is tight: "we can't afford it"» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/23-when-money-is-tight/t11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Money](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/) / [When money is tight: "we can't afford…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/23-when-money-is-tight/) / t11 # Test 11 · When money is tight: "we can't afford it" Hannah wants to pay the £300 the family is short with her £5 pocket money. What is wise? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Hannah, family · **What happens:** want, pay, be This is test 11 of lesson 23 «When money is tight: "we can't afford it"» 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/23-when-money-is-tight/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Hannah wants to pay the £300 the family is short with her £5 pocket money. ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t11:1 # text = Hannah wants to pay the £300 the family is short with her £5 pocket money. 1 Hannah Hannah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 pay pay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 6 £ £ SYM $ _ 11 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 7 300 300 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 11 short short ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 advcl _ _ 12 with with ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ _ 14 £ £ SYM $ _ 11 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 5 5 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 17 nummod _ _ 16 pocket pocket NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 compound _ _ 17 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | present | Hannah | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **pay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Hannah *not said here* | | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is** | present | the family | | | | | with Hannah; short *property* | 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:* What is wise? ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t11:2 # text = What is wise? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 wise wise ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | | wise *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Her £5 will fix the problem completely ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t11:o1:1 # text = Her £5 will fix the problem completely 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 £ £ SYM $ _ 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 5 5 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 4 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 fix fix VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 problem problem NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 completely completely ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fix** | future | | the problem | | | | completely *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent problem=Patient | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It's grown-ups' job to sort; she can help with kindness and not asking for extras ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t11:o2:1 # text = It's grown-ups' job to sort; she can help with kindness and not asking for extras 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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 aux:pass _ _ 3 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ups up NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ' 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 job job NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 sort sort VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ; ; PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 parataxis _ _ 14 with with ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 kindness kindness NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 17 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 18 advmod _ _ 18 asking ask VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 13 conj _ _ 19 for for ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 extras extra NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grow** | present · passive | | It | | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: subject=Beneficiary job=Product | | 2 | **sort** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **help** | can | she | | | | | with kindness | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with kindness=Theme | | 4 | **not** **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | she *not said here* | | | | | for extras | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **job** | | ups | | | | | | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} She should sell the family telly herself ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t11:o3:1 # text = She should sell the family telly herself 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 sell sell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 family family NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 telly telly NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 herself herself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sell** | should | She | the family telly | | | | herself *= she* *obl* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent telly=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} She should take money from Mum's purse to help ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t11:o4:1 # text = She should take money from Mum's purse to help 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 Mum Mum PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 purse purse NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** | should | She | money | | Mum's purse | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent money=Theme from purse=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | **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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