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title: Priya's mate says, "Mia paid back next day, that's lowkey iconic." (… — Lending, sharing, charity and tipping · tree and pragmatics
description: Priya's mate says, "Mia paid back next day, that's lowkey iconic." ("Iconic" means brilliant.) Why does it matter? Test 12 of lesson 39 «Lending, sharing, charity and tipping» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo
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# Test 12 · Lending, sharing, charity and tipping

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Priya's mate says, "Mia paid back next day, that's lowkey iconic." ("Iconic" means brilliant.) Why does it matter?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, Mia, that, Iconic · **What happens:** say, pay back, be, mean, matter · **To what, where:** Iconic · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 of lesson 39 «Lending, sharing, charity and tipping» 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/39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Priya's mate says, "Mia paid back next day, that's lowkey iconic."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping:t12:1
# text = Priya's mate says, "Mia paid back next day, that's lowkey iconic."
1	Priya	Priya	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	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	lowkey	lowkey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	iconic	iconic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Priya's mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pay back** *in a quote* | past | Mia |  |  |  | day |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that |  |  |  |  | iconic *property* | 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:* ("Iconic" means brilliant.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping:t12:2
# text = ("Iconic" means brilliant.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Iconic	iconic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* Why does it matter?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping:t12:3
# text = Why does it matter?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	expl	_	_
4	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **matter** | present · do-support |  | Iconic |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

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

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Paying back on time builds trust

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping:t12:o1:1
# text = Paying back on time builds trust
1	Paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	csubj	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	builds	build	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay back** | gerund |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **build** | present | Paying | trust |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset trust=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It doesn't matter when you pay back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping:t12:o2:1
# text = It doesn't matter when you pay back
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **pay back** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Paying back early is against the rules

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping:t12:o3:1
# text = Paying back early is against the rules
1	Paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	csubj	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	against	against	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay back** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Paying |  |  |  |  | against the rules | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It means Mia never needs to borrow again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:39-lending-sharing-charity-and-tipping:t12:o4:1
# text = It means Mia never needs to borrow again
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	borrow	borrow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | It | Mia |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mia=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **need** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **borrow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | again |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: 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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