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title: Nina's mum says, "Good money, but I never see you." What is she talk… — Jobs and what people earn · tree and pragmatics
description: Nina's mum says, "Good money, but I never see you." What is she talking about? Test 6 of lesson 29 «Jobs and what people earn» 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.
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# Test 6 · Jobs and what people earn

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Nina's mum says, "Good money, but I never see you." What is she talking about?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mum · **What happens:** say, not see, talk about · **To what, where:** Good money, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 of lesson 29 «Jobs and what people earn» 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/29-jobs-and-what-people-earn/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Nina's mum says, "Good money, but I never see you."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:29-jobs-and-what-people-earn:t6:1
# text = Nina's mum says, "Good money, but I never see you."
1	Nina	Nina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Nina's mum | Good money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **see** *in a quote* | present | Nina's mum *= mum* | you |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

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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 is she talking about?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:29-jobs-and-what-people-earn:t6:2
# text = What is she talking about?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	obl	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk about** | present · progressive | mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Work-life balance: high pay can mean less family time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:29-jobs-and-what-people-earn:t6:o1:1
# text = Work-life balance: high pay can mean less family time
1	Work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	balance	balance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
11	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | high pay |  |  |  | time |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Her job pays badly but she has loads of free time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:29-jobs-and-what-people-earn:t6:o2:1
# text = Her job pays badly but she has loads of free time
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	loads	load	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present | Her job |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | present | job | loads of free time |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Patient |
| 3 | **job** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She is working as an invisible magician

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:29-jobs-and-what-people-earn:t6:o3:1
# text = She is working as an invisible magician
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	invisible	invisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present · progressive | She |  |  |  |  | as a invisible magician | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as magician=Attribute |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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She is saying she never wants to see Nina again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:29-jobs-and-what-people-earn:t6:o4:1
# text = She is saying she never wants to see Nina again
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	Nina	Nina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **want** | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | Nina |  |  | again |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nina=Stimulus |

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