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description: They sell 10 biscuits at 30p. Sam says, "Biscuits made us £3 profit." The pack cost £1. Is he right? Test 9 · ★★ of lesson 31 «The lemonade stand: cost, price, profit and loss» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M
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# Test 9 · ★★ · The lemonade stand: cost, price, profit and loss

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They sell 10 biscuits at 30p. Sam says, "Biscuits made us £3 profit." The pack cost £1. Is he right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** They, Sam, Biscuits, pack · **What happens:** sell, say, make, cost, be · **To what, where:** 10 biscuits, 30 p, £ 3 profit, us · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* They sell 10 biscuits at 30p.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t9:1
# text = They sell 10 biscuits at 30p.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sell	sell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | They | 10 biscuits |  | 30 p |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent biscuit=Theme at p=Asset |

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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:* Sam says, "Biscuits made us £3 profit."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t9:2
# text = Sam says, "Biscuits made us £3 profit."
1	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	£	£	SYM	$	_	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Sam |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** *in a quote* | past | Biscuits | £ 3 profit | us |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset we=Beneficiary profit=Product |

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*Sentence 3:* The pack cost £1.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t9:3
# text = The pack cost £1.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cost	cost	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | the pack |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme £=Value |

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*Sentence 4:* Is he right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t9:4
# text = Is he right?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | pack |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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No, £3 is the takings; profit is £2

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t9:o1:1
# text = No, £3 is the takings; profit is £2
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	£	£	SYM	$	_	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	takings	taking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
9	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	£	£	SYM	$	_	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No, the profit is £4, adding the pack

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t9:o2:1
# text = No, the profit is £4, adding the pack
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	adding	add	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | the pack |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pack=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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No, the biscuits made a loss of £1

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t9:o3:1
# text = No, the biscuits made a loss of £1
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	£	£	SYM	$	_	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the biscuits | a loss |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material loss=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yes, takings and profit are the same thing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:31-the-lemonade-stand-cost-price-profit-and-loss:t9:o4:1
# text = Yes, takings and profit are the same thing
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	takings	taking	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | takings and profit | the same thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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