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If 60 people play at 20 cents, what is taken? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Aussie uncle, crack, 20c, 60 people · **What happens:** say, have, be, mean, try, play · **To what, where:** crack, sweets jar, twenty cents, 20 cents · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 3 of lesson 32 «The school fair, famous companies and being your own boss» 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/32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* An Aussie uncle at the fair says, "I'll have a crack at the sweets jar, it's only 20c, heaps of fun." ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t3:1 # text = An Aussie uncle at the fair says, "I'll have a crack at the sweets jar, it's only 20c, heaps of fun." 1 An a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 Aussie aussie ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 uncle uncle NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 fair fair NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 9 " " PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 ccomp _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 crack crack NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 15 at at ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 sweets sweet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 compound _ _ 18 jar jar NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 20 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 cop _ _ 22 only only ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 23 20c 20c ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord 7 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 25 heaps heap NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 obl _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 fun fun NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 . . PUNCT . _ 23 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 29 " " PUNCT '' _ 23 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a Aussie uncle at the fair | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **have** *in a quote* | future | a Aussie uncle at the fair *= uncle* | a crack | | the sweets jar | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crack=Patient | | 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | crack | | | | | heaps of fun *obl*; 20c *property* | tree rules | 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:* ("Have a crack" means try; "20c" is twenty cents.) ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t3:2 # text = ("Have a crack" means try; "20c" is twenty cents.) 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 " " PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 Have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 ccomp _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 crack crack NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 7 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 try try VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ; ; PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 10 " " PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 20c 20c NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 " " PUNCT '' _ 11 punct _ _ 13 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 14 twenty twenty NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 15 nummod _ _ 15 cents cent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** *in a quote* | present | | a crack | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crack=Patient | | 2 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **try** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **is a** | present | 20c | twenty cents | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* If 60 people play at 20 cents, what is taken? ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t3:3 # text = If 60 people play at 20 cents, what is taken? 1 If if SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 60 60 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 3 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 play play VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 advcl _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 20 20 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 cents cent NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 9 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 11 nsubj:pass _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **play** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | 60 people | | | 20 cents | | | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **take** | present · passive | | | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} 120 dollars ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t3:o1:1 # text = 120 dollars 1 120 120 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 dollars dollar NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} 12 dollars ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t3:o2:1 # text = 12 dollars 1 12 12 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 dollars dollar NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} 6 dollars ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t3:o3:1 # text = 6 dollars 1 6 6 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 dollars dollar NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} 80 dollars ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t3:o4:1 # text = 80 dollars 1 80 80 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 dollars dollar NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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