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title: Matty grumbles, "bloody unfair, they banned swaps, it's MY cards!" W… — Swaps and barter in the playground · tree and pragmatics
description: Matty grumbles, "bloody unfair, they banned swaps, it's MY cards!" What's the school's reason? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 4 «Swaps and barter in the playground» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong
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# Test 2 · ★ · Swaps and barter in the playground

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Matty grumbles, "bloody unfair, they banned swaps, it's MY cards!" What's the school's reason?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Matty, they, it, reason · **What happens:** grumble, ban, be · **To what, where:** swaps, cards · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 4 «Swaps and barter in the playground» 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/4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Matty grumbles, "bloody unfair, they banned swaps, it's MY cards!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground:t2:1
# text = Matty grumbles, "bloody unfair, they banned swaps, it's MY cards!"
1	Matty	Matty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grumbles	grumble	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	bloody	bloody	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	banned	ban	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	swaps	swap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	MY	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grumble** *speech: other* | present | Matty |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **ban** *in a quote* | past | they | swaps |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer swap=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | it | MY cards |  |  |  |  | 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 school's reason?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground:t2:2
# text = What's the school's reason?
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	4	det	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	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 school's reason |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Swapping cards is a crime in Britain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground:t2:o1:1
# text = Swapping cards is a crime in Britain
1	Swapping	swap	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swap** | gerund |  | cards |  |  |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Swapping | a crime |  | Britain |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Swaps kept causing fights and tricks, so it's about safety

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground:t2:o2:1
# text = Swaps kept causing fights and tricks, so it's about safety
1	Swaps	swap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	causing	cause	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	fights	fight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | Swaps |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cause** | gerund | Swaps *not said here* | fights and tricks |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition fight=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | about safety | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The cards belong to the school once you bring them in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground:t2:o3:1
# text = The cards belong to the school once you bring them in
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	bring	bring	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | the cards |  |  |  |  | to the school | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **bring in** | present | you | cards *= card* |  |  |  |  | vn earn-54.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme they=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Teachers want to collect the cards and sell them online

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground:t2:o4:1
# text = Teachers want to collect the cards and sell them online
1	Teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	collect	collect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	online	online	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Teachers |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **collect** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Teachers *not said here* | the cards |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Theme |
| 3 | **sell** | infinitive | Teachers *not said here* | cards *= card* |  |  |  | online *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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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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