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title: The last word of the course: your cousin says, "Money's just numbers… — Gambling and honesty with change · tree and pragmatics
description: The last word of the course: your cousin says, "Money's just numbers, it doesn't matter if you're honest." What's the best answer? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 40 «Gambling and honesty with change» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Test 11 · ★ · Gambling and honesty with change

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The last word of the course: your cousin says, "Money's just numbers, it doesn't matter if you're honest." What's the best answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** last word, Money, it, you, best answer · **What happens:** say, be, not matter, word · **To what, where:** numbers, course · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 40 «Gambling and honesty with change» 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/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The last word of the course: your cousin says, "Money's just numbers, it doesn't matter if you're honest."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t11:1
# text = The last word of the course: your cousin says, "Money's just numbers, it doesn't matter if you're honest."
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	just	just	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
22	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
23	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
25	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the last word of the course |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Money | numbers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **matter** *in a quote* | present · do-support | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  | honest *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **word** |  |  | the course |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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 best answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t11:2
# text = What's the best answer?
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	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	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 best answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Money is just paper, so nothing about it matters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t11:o1:1
# text = Money is just paper, so nothing about it matters
1	Money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	conj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	_
10	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Money | paper |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **matter** | present | paper |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He's right, honesty and money have nothing to do with each other

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t11:o2:1
# text = He's right, honesty and money have nothing to do with each other
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	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	honesty	honesty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	11	obl	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	fixed	_	_
```

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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 | **have** | present | honesty and money | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient |
| 3 | **do** | to-infinitive | honesty and money *not said here* | nothing *not said here* |  |  |  | with each | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Money works because people are afraid of the police

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t11:o3:1
# text = Money works because people are afraid of the police
1	Money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Money |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | people |  |  |  |  | of the police; afraid *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Money only works because people trust each other, so honesty keeps it going

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t11:o4:1
# text = Money only works because people trust each other, so honesty keeps it going
1	Money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	trust	trust	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	6	obj	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	honesty	honesty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Money |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **trust** | present | people | each |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | present | honesty | Money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** | gerund | Money *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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