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# Test 3 · ★★ · The lemonade stand: cost, price, profit and loss

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A Scouse customer says, "That lemonade's boss, la, but 50p's a bit much when yer man next door's doin' 40p." ("Boss" means great; "la" means mate.) What's going on?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Scouse customer, 50 p, man, Boss, la · **What happens:** say, be, doin, mean, go on · **To what, where:** mate · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 31 «The lemonade stand: cost, price, profit and loss» 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/31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Scouse customer says, "That lemonade's boss, la, but 50p's a bit much when yer man next door's doin' 40p."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t3:1
# text = A Scouse customer says, "That lemonade's boss, la, but 50p's a bit much when yer man next door's doin' 40p."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Scouse	scouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	customer	customer	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	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	lemonade	lemonade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	la	la	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
15	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl:unmarked	_	_
20	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
21	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	27	advmod	_	_
22	yer	yer	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
24	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
25	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	's	's	PART	POS	_	25	case	_	_
27	doin	doin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	_
29	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	30	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a Scouse customer |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | 50 p |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; much *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **doin** *in a quote* |  | yer's man |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* ("Boss" means great; "la" means mate.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t3:2
# text = ("Boss" means great; "la" means mate.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	la	la	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Boss |  |  |  |  | great *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | la | mate |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mate=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What's going on?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t3:3
# text = What's going on?
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	aux	_	_
3	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go on** | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Profit: they have made too much money already

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t3:o1:1
# text = Profit: they have made too much money already
1	Profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	acl:relcl	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	already	already	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · perfect | they | much money |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset money=Product |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Competition: a rival sells cheaper, so some customers move

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t3:o2:1
# text = Competition: a rival sells cheaper, so some customers move
1	Competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rival	rival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	customers	customer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | Competition |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **move** | present | some customers |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Quality: the lemonade is terrible and nobody buys

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t3:o3:1
# text = Quality: the lemonade is terrible and nobody buys
1	Quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lemonade	lemonade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	conj	_	_
9	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the lemonade |  |  |  |  | terrible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | present | Quality |  |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Stock: they have run out of lemons and cups

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t3:o4:1
# text = Stock: they have run out of lemons and cups
1	Stock	stock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lemons	lemon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present · perfect | they | Stock *not said here* |  | lemons and cups |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent stock=Theme out lemon=Trajectory |

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