---
title: Ella hands in a purse with £20. Her friend says, "You could've had a… — Gambling and honesty with change · tree and pragmatics
description: Ella hands in a purse with £20. Her friend says, "You could've had a takeaway, mate!" How would the owner feel, and what came next in the story? Test 12 · ★ 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 qu
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t12/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Money](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/) / [Gambling and honesty with change](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/) / t12

# Test 12 · ★ · Gambling and honesty with change

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ella hands in a purse with £20. Her friend says, "You could've had a takeaway, mate!" How would the owner feel, and what came next in the story?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** friend, You, owner · **What happens:** say, have, feel, come · **To what, where:** takeaway, story · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
This is test 12 · ★ 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/#t12).

## The question {#question}

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Ella hands in a purse with £20.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t12:1
# text = Ella hands in a purse with £20.
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	purse	purse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	£	£	SYM	$	_	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Her friend says, "You could've had a takeaway, mate!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t12:2
# text = Her friend says, "You could've had a takeaway, mate!"
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	've	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux	_	_
9	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	takeaway	takeaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: express* | present | Her friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | could · perfect | You | a takeaway and mate |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent takeaway=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* How would the owner feel, and what came next in the story?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t12:3
# text = How would the owner feel, and what came next in the story?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj	_	_
9	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	next	next	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | would | the owner |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **come** | past |  |  |  | the story |  | next *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in story=Location |

## The options {#options}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very relieved, and she sent Ella a thank-you card

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t12:o1:1
# text = Very relieved, and she sent Ella a thank-you card
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	relieved	relieved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	thank	thank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	flat	_	_
12	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | she | a thank card | Ella |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent ella=Destination card=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Annoyed that Ella touched her purse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t12:o2:1
# text = Annoyed that Ella touched her purse
1	Annoyed	annoy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	touched	touch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	purse	purse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **annoy** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **touch** | past | Ella | Ella's purse |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme purse=Co-Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing, because she never really wanted the purse back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t12:o3:1
# text = Nothing, because she never really wanted the purse back
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	purse	purse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **want back** | past | she | the purse |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot purse=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Angry, and she asked Ella for £20 more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t12:o4:1
# text = Angry, and she asked Ella for £20 more
1	Angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	iobj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	£	£	SYM	$	_	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
10	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | she |  | Ella |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Gambling and honesty with change, test 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/t11/)
- next →: [Gambling and honesty with change, exam 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/e1/)
- ↑ back to [Gambling and honesty with change](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/)

