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title: Your mate whispers, "Amira's lot used the food bank, that's well emb… — When money is tight: "we can't afford… · tree and pragmatics
description: Your mate whispers, "Amira's lot used the food bank, that's well embarrassing." What's the kindest true answer? Test 9 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; Mo
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# Test 9 · When money is tight: "we can't afford it"

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Your mate whispers, "Amira's lot used the food bank, that's well embarrassing." What's the kindest true answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, lot, that, kindest true answer · **What happens:** whisper, use, be · **To what, where:** food bank · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Your mate whispers, "Amira's lot used the food bank, that's well embarrassing."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t9:1
# text = Your mate whispers, "Amira's lot used the food bank, that's well embarrassing."
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	whispers	whisper	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	Amira	Amira	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	17	advmod	_	_
17	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | present | Your mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **use** *in a quote* | past | Amira's lot | the food bank |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bank=Patient |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | embarrassing, 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:* What's the kindest true answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t9:2
# text = What's the kindest true answer?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	kindest	kind	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
5	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the kindest true answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It's a secret club, so it doesn't count

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t9:o1:1
# text = It's a secret club, so it doesn't count
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a secret club |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | club |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Loads of families need a hand sometimes; it's nothing to be ashamed of

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t9:o2:1
# text = Loads of families need a hand sometimes; it's nothing to be ashamed of
1	Loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
14	ashamed	ashamed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	acl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Loads of families | a hand |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot hand=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | hand | nothing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive | Loads of families *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ashamed *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He's right, she should never come to school again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t9:o3:1
# text = He's right, she should never come to school again
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	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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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 | **not** **come** | should | she |  |  | school | again |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Food banks are only for people who don't work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:23-when-money-is-tight:t9:o4:1
# text = Food banks are only for people who don't work
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	banks	bank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Food banks |  |  |  |  | for people | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **work** | present · do-support | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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