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title: In a cartoon, a kid buys "one share of McDonald's" and gets the keys… — The school fair, famous companies and… · tree and pragmatics
description: In a cartoon, a kid buys "one share of McDonald's" and gets the keys to every restaurant. What's wrong? Test 7 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 op
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# Test 7 · The school fair, famous companies and being your own boss

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In a cartoon, a kid buys "one share of McDonald's" and gets the keys to every restaurant. What's wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** kid, McDonald · **What happens:** buy, get, share, be · **To what, where:** one share, cartoon, keys

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This is test 7 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon, a kid buys "one share of McDonald's" and gets the keys to every restaurant.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t7:1
# text = In a cartoon, a kid buys "one share of McDonald's" and gets the keys to every restaurant.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	share	share	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	McDonald	McDonald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	det	_	_
21	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | a kid | McDonald's one share |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent share=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present | a kid *not said here* | the keys |  |  |  | to every restaurant | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer key=Stimulus |
| 3 | **share** *in a quote* |  | McDonald |  |  |  |  |  | nom share «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

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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 wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t7:2
# text = What's wrong?
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	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	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 |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nothing, one share gives you every restaurant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t7:o1:1
# text = Nothing, one share gives you every restaurant
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	share	share	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Nothing | every restaurant | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient restaurant=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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One share is a tiny piece of the company, not the whole thing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t7:o2:1
# text = One share is a tiny piece of the company, not the whole thing
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	share	share	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | One share | a tiny piece and the whole thing |  |  |  | of the company | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Shares are tickets for free burgers for life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t7:o3:1
# text = Shares are tickets for free burgers for life
1	Shares	share	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	burgers	burger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Shares | tickets |  |  |  | for free burgers; for life | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Shares are only sold to people who work there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:32-the-school-fair-famous-companies-and-being-your-own-boss:t7:o4:1
# text = Shares are only sold to people who work there
1	Shares	share	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:agent	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present · passive | people | Shares |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | present | people |  |  | there |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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