--- title: Your mate says, "New cars are always the best deal, they keep their… — Saving for holidays and big things · tree and pragmatics description: Your mate says, "New cars are always the best deal, they keep their value." What's true? Test 6 · ★★ of lesson 25 «Saving for holidays and big things» 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/25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things/t6/) [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/) / [Saving for holidays and big things](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★★ · Saving for holidays and big things Your mate says, "New cars are always the best deal, they keep their value." What's true? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, New cars, cars · **What happens:** say, be, keep, value · **To what, where:** best deal, value · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 6 · ★★ 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/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Your mate says, "New cars are always the best deal, they keep their value." ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things:t6:1 # text = Your mate says, "New cars are always the best deal, they keep their value." 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 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 New new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 cars car NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 8 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 9 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 12 advmod _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 12 amod _ _ 12 deal deal NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 keep keep VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 16 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 17 value value NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 " " PUNCT '' _ 15 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Your mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | New cars | the best deal | | | | always *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **keep** *in a quote* | present | cars *= car* | cars's value | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Theme | | 4 | **value** *in a quote* | | cars *= car* | | | | | | nom value «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | 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's true? ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things:t6:2 # text = What's true? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 true true 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 | | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Used cars lose value faster, so new ones are cheaper ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things:t6:o1:1 # text = Used cars lose value faster, so new ones are cheaper 1 Used use VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 amod _ _ 2 cars car NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 lose lose VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 value value NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 faster fast ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 8 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 ones one NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nsubj _ _ 10 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 11 cheaper cheap ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | participle | | | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **lose** | present | Used cars | value | | | | fast *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Eventuality | | 3 | **is** | present | new ones | | | | | cheap *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} New cars lose value fast, like £4,000 in the first year on a £20,000 car ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things:t6:o2:1 # text = New cars lose value fast, like £4,000 in the first year on a £20,000 car 1 New new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 cars car NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 lose lose VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 value value NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 fast fast ADV RB Degree=Pos 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 like like ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 £ £ SYM $ _ 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 4,000 4,000 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 13 amod _ _ 13 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 14 on on ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 15 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 16 £ £ SYM $ _ 18 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 17 20,000 20000 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 16 nummod _ _ 18 car car NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** | present | New cars | value | | a £ car | | fast *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Eventuality | ### Option 3 {#o3} New cars gain value every year, like a house ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things:t6:o3:1 # text = New cars gain value every year, like a house 1 New new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 cars car NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 gain gain VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 value value NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 6 det _ _ 6 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 like like ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **gain** | present | New cars | value | | | year | | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent value=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} New cars and used cars always cost exactly the same ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things:t6:o4:1 # text = New cars and used cars always cost exactly the same 1 New new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 cars car NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 2 cc _ _ 4 used use VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 cars car NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 6 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 7 advmod _ _ 7 cost cost VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 8 exactly exactly ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | past | New cars | | | | | | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **cost** | present | cars | the same | | | | always *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme same=Value | **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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