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title: A cartoon shows a sad family "fixing" money problems by winning the… — When money is tight: "we can't afford… · tree and pragmatics
description: A cartoon shows a sad family "fixing" money problems by winning the lottery. What does it get wrong? Test 6 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
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# Test 6 · When money is tight: "we can't afford it"

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A cartoon shows a sad family "fixing" money problems by winning the lottery. What does it get wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cartoon · **What happens:** show, win, get · **To what, where:** money problems, lottery

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This is test 6 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A cartoon shows a sad family "fixing" money problems by winning the lottery.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t6:1
# text = A cartoon shows a sad family "fixing" money problems by winning the lottery.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	fixing	fixing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
12	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	lottery	lottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a cartoon | money problems |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent problem=Recipient |
| 2 | **win** | gerund | a cartoon *not said here* | the lottery |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lottery=Eventuality |

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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 does it get wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t6:2
# text = What does it get wrong?
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	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · do-support | cartoon |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Lotteries give money to anyone who is sad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t6:o1:1
# text = Lotteries give money to anyone who is sad
1	Lotteries	lottery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Lotteries | money | anyone |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to anyone=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Every family with money worries wins the lottery in the end

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t6:o2:1
# text = Every family with money worries wins the lottery in the end
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	worries	worry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lottery	lottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | present | every family with money worries | the lottery |  |  | in the end |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lottery=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Real families always fix money problems overnight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t6:o3:1
# text = Real families always fix money problems overnight
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	fix	fix	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	overnight	overnight	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | present | Real families | money problems |  |  |  | always, overnight *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent problem=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Most families get through tight times with plans, help and small savings, not luck

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t6:o4:1
# text = Most families get through tight times with plans, help and small savings, not luck
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	tight	tight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get through** | present | Most families |  |  |  | time | with plans and help and small savings; through *property* | vn cope-83-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with plan=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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