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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Olympiad: best buys and change at the till ★★★

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★★★ Zoe: "half off then another quarter off, that's three quarters off, so the £40 jacket's a tenner, no cap." Is she right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** half, that, £ jacket · **What happens:** quarter off, be · **To what, where:** three quarters, tenner

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This is test 4 · ★★★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ Zoe: "half off then another quarter off, that's three quarters off, so the £40 jacket's a tenner, no cap."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:41-olympiad-best-buys-and-change-at-the-till:t4:1
# text = ★★★ Zoe: "half off then another quarter off, that's three quarters off, so the £40 jacket's a tenner, no cap."
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	dep	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Zoe	Zoe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	11	nsubj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
10	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	quarters	quarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
18	off	off	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
20	so	so	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
22	£	£	SYM	$	_	24	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	22	nummod	_	_
24	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	tenner	tenner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	30	det	_	_
30	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quarter off** *in a quote* |  | half |  |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | three quarters |  |  |  | off *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the £ jacket | a tenner and no cap |  |  |  |  | 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:* Is she right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:41-olympiad-best-buys-and-change-at-the-till:t4:2
# text = Is she right?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	right	right	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | half |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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No: half leaves £20, then a quarter off leaves £15

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:41-olympiad-best-buys-and-change-at-the-till:t4:o1:1
# text = No: half leaves £20, then a quarter off leaves £15
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	4	nsubj	_	_
4	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
12	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	£	£	SYM	$	_	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | no half |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Theme |
| 2 | **leave off** | present | no half *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Yes: three quarters off £40 really is £10

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:41-olympiad-best-buys-and-change-at-the-till:t4:o2:1
# text = Yes: three quarters off £40 really is £10
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	quarters	quarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
8	really	really	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	£	£	SYM	$	_	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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No: it comes to £30, only a quarter off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:41-olympiad-best-buys-and-change-at-the-till:t4:o3:1
# text = No: it comes to £30, only a quarter off
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come off** | present | it | a quarter |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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No: it all comes to £25, a quarter off £40

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:41-olympiad-best-buys-and-change-at-the-till:t4:o4:1
# text = No: it all comes to £25, a quarter off £40
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
5	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	£	£	SYM	$	_	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
13	£	£	SYM	$	_	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to £=Initial\_Location |

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