--- title: Mum's goals: holiday £600, boiler £1,500, Christmas £400. The boiler… — Saving for holidays and big things · tree and pragmatics description: Mum's goals: holiday £600, boiler £1,500, Christmas £400. The boiler breaks first. Why might she save for it before the holiday? 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Why might she save for it before the holiday? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boiler · **What happens:** break, save This is test 11 · ★★ of lesson 25 «Saving for holidays and big things» 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/25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Mum's goals: holiday £600, boiler £1,500, Christmas £400. ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things:t11:1 # text = Mum's goals: holiday £600, boiler £1,500, Christmas £400. 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 goals goal NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 : : PUNCT : _ 5 punct _ _ 5 holiday holiday NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ 6 £ £ SYM $ _ 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 600 600 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 9 boiler boiler NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ 10 £ £ SYM $ _ 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 1,500 1,500 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 10 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 Christmas Christmas PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 14 £ £ SYM $ _ 13 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 15 400 400 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 14 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 2:* The boiler breaks first. ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things:t11:2 # text = The boiler breaks first. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 boiler boiler NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 breaks break VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **break** | present | the boiler | | | | | first *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | *Sentence 3:* Why might she save for it before the holiday? ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things:t11:3 # text = Why might she save for it before the holiday? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 save save VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ _ 7 before before ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 holiday holiday NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **save** | might | boiler | | | | before the holiday | for it | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent for it=Source | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Holidays are not allowed until every boiler is brand new ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things:t11:o1:1 # text = Holidays are not allowed until every boiler is brand new 1 Holidays holiday NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 allowed allow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 until until SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 6 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 7 det _ _ 7 boiler boiler NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 9 brand brand ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **allow** | present · passive | | Holidays | | | | | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary | | 2 | **is** | present | every boiler | | | | | brand, new *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} A home needs a working boiler; a holiday can wait ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things:t11:o2:1 # text = A home needs a working boiler; a holiday can wait 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 needs need 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 working work VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 amod _ _ 6 boiler boiler NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ; ; PUNCT : _ 11 punct _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 holiday holiday NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 10 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 11 wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **need** | present | a home | a working boiler | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot boiler=Theme | | 2 | **work** | gerund | | | | | | | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **wait** | can | a holiday | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Boilers are cheaper than holidays, so they come first ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things:t11:o3:1 # text = Boilers are cheaper than holidays, so they come first 1 Boilers boiler NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 cheaper cheap ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 0 root _ _ 4 than than ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 holidays holiday NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 8 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 10 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Boilers | | | | | than holidays; cheap *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **come** | present | Boilers *= boiler* | | | | | first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} The holiday pot always pays for the boiler automatically ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things:t11:o4:1 # text = The holiday pot always pays for the boiler automatically 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 holiday holiday NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 pot pot NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 5 advmod _ _ 5 pays pay VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 boiler boiler NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 automatically automatically ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | present | the holiday pot | | | | | for the boiler; always, automatically *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for boiler=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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