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description: Leo's mate says, "His mum's salon lost money, so she's rubbish at business." What's the fairer view? Test 5 of lesson 32 «The school fair, famous companies and being your own boss» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each optio
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# Test 5 · The school fair, famous companies and being your own boss

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Leo's mate says, "His mum's salon lost money, so she's rubbish at business." What's the fairer view?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, salon, fairer view · **What happens:** say, lose, be · **To what, where:** money, rubbish, business · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Leo's mate says, "His mum's salon lost money, so she's rubbish at business."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t5:1
# text = Leo's mate says, "His mum's salon lost money, so she's rubbish at business."
1	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mate	mate	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	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	salon	salon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
12	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Leo's mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** *in a quote* | past | mate's mum's salon | money |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Eventuality |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | salon | rubbish |  | business |  |  | 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:* What's the fairer view?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t5:2
# text = What's the fairer view?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fairer	fair	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Many new businesses lose money at first; hers made a profit in year two

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t5:o1:1
# text = Many new businesses lose money at first; hers made a profit in year two
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	businesses	business	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lose	lose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	hers	her	PRON	PRP	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	flat	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | Many new businesses | money |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Eventuality |
| 2 | **make** | past | hers *= she* | a profit |  |  | year |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent profit=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She should have charged nothing to get customers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t5:o2:1
# text = She should have charged nothing to get customers
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	charged	charge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	customers	customer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** | should · perfect · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP NP.asset»: subject=Recipient nothing=Asset |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive |  | customers |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer customer=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Salons can never make a profit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t5:o3:1
# text = Salons can never make a profit
1	Salons	salon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **make** | can | Salons | a profit |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset profit=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's right, a first-year loss means the business has failed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t5:o4:1
# text = He's right, a first-year loss means the business has failed
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	failed	fail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | a year loss |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **fail** | present · perfect | the business |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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