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title: ★★★ Kai from Peckham: "bruv, pens are 5 for £2 or 2 for 90p, I need… — Olympiad: best buys and change at the… · tree and pragmatics
description: ★★★ Kai from Peckham: "bruv, pens are 5 for £2 or 2 for 90p, I need 7 innit." What is the cheapest way to get at least 7 pens? Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «Olympiad: best buys and change at the till ★★★» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Olympiad: best buys and change at the till ★★★

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★★★ Kai from Peckham: "bruv, pens are 5 for £2 or 2 for 90p, I need 7 innit." What is the cheapest way to get at least 7 pens?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bruv, I, cheapest way · **What happens:** be, need, get · **To what, where:** 5, ★ ★ ★, 7 pens

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 41 «Olympiad: best buys and change at the till ★★★» 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/41-olympiad-best-buys-and-change-at-the-till/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ Kai from Peckham: "bruv, pens are 5 for £2 or 2 for 90p, I need 7 innit."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:41-olympiad-best-buys-and-change-at-the-till:t1:1
# text = ★★★ Kai from Peckham: "bruv, pens are 5 for £2 or 2 for 90p, I need 7 innit."
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
4	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Peckham	Peckham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	bruv	bruv	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	pens	pen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	parataxis	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	£	£	SYM	$	_	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	conj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	90	90	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
25	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	26	nummod	_	_
26	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | bruv and pens | 5 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** *in a quote* | present | I | ★ ★ ★ |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot innit=Theme |

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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 is the cheapest way to get at least 7 pens?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:41-olympiad-best-buys-and-change-at-the-till:t1:2
# text = What is the cheapest way to get at least 7 pens?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	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	cheapest	cheap	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	least	least	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	nmod	_	_
10	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	pens	pen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	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 cheapest way |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | the cheapest way *not said here* | 7 pens |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pen=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Four packs of 2, for £3.60

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:41-olympiad-best-buys-and-change-at-the-till:t1:o1:1
# text = Four packs of 2, for £3.60
1	Four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	packs	pack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	£	£	SYM	$	_	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	3.60	3.60	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Three packs of 2, for £2.70

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:41-olympiad-best-buys-and-change-at-the-till:t1:o2:1
# text = Three packs of 2, for £2.70
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	packs	pack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	£	£	SYM	$	_	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	2.70	2.70	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Two packs of 5, for £4

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:41-olympiad-best-buys-and-change-at-the-till:t1:o3:1
# text = Two packs of 5, for £4
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	packs	pack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	£	£	SYM	$	_	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
```

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

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One pack of 5 and one of 2, £2.90

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:41-olympiad-best-buys-and-change-at-the-till:t1:o4:1
# text = One pack of 5 and one of 2, £2.90
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	£	£	SYM	$	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	2.90	2.90	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
```

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

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