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title: Lena gave her £3 pen for a 20p pencil "cos Tia begged". Her mum says… — Swaps and barter in the playground · tree and pragmatics
description: Lena gave her £3 pen for a 20p pencil "cos Tia begged". Her mum says it's fine, if...? Test 7 · ★ 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 right.
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# Test 7 · ★ · Swaps and barter in the playground

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Lena gave her £3 pen for a 20p pencil "cos Tia begged". Her mum says it's fine, if...?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Lena, Tia, mum · **What happens:** give, co, beg, say, be · **To what, where:** £ pen, her · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★ 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/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Lena gave her £3 pen for a 20p pencil "cos Tia begged".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground:t7:1
# text = Lena gave her £3 pen for a 20p pencil "cos Tia begged".
1	Lena	Lena	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	cos	co	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
14	Tia	Tia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	begged	beg	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Lena | £ pen | her *= she* |  |  | for a p pencil | tree rules |
| 2 | **co** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **beg** *speech: request* *in a quote* | past | Tia |  |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=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:* Her mum says it's fine, if...?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground:t7:2
# text = Her mum says it's fine, if...?
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	...	...	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Tia's mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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...Tia pays her back £3.20 by the end of the week

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*Sentence 1:* ...

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground:t7:o1:1
# text = ...
1	...	...	SYM	NFP	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* Tia pays her back £3.20 by the end of the week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground:t7:o1:2
# text = Tia pays her back £3.20 by the end of the week
1	Tia	Tia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	£	£	SYM	$	_	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	3.20	3.20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay back** | present | Tia |  | her *= she* |  | by the end of the week |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient £=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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...the pencil turns out to be made of real gold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground:t7:o2:1
# text = ...the pencil turns out to be made of real gold
1	...	...	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn out** | present | the pencil |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive · passive | the pencil *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of real gold | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP» |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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...she meant it as a gift, not a swap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground:t7:o3:1
# text = ...she meant it as a gift, not a swap
1	...	...	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	swap	swap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | past | she | it |  |  |  | as a gift | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent it=Topic as gift=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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...she does the same swap again every single day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:4-swaps-and-barter-in-the-playground:t7:o4:1
# text = ...she does the same swap again every single day
1	...	...	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	swap	swap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
9	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | she | the same swap |  |  | again; day |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent swap=Eventuality |

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