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title: ★★★ Aoife in Galway: "Yer man at the market says a tenner for a real… — Olympiad: saving plans and offers too… · tree and pragmatics
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# Test 7 · ★★★ · Olympiad: saving plans and offers too good to be true ★★★

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★★★ Aoife in Galway: "Yer man at the market says a tenner for a real gold watch that's £1,000 in the shops. Grand, so?" What is most likely?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ★ ★ · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** tenner · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★★ of lesson 42 «Olympiad: saving plans and offers too good to be true ★★★» 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/42-olympiad-saving-plans-and-offers-too-good-to-be-true/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* ★★★ Aoife in Galway: "Yer man at the market says a tenner for a real gold watch that's £1,000 in the shops.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:42-olympiad-saving-plans-and-offers-too-good-to-be-true:t7:1
# text = ★★★ Aoife in Galway: "Yer man at the market says a tenner for a real gold watch that's £1,000 in the shops.
1	★	★	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	★	★	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	★	★	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Aoife	Aoife	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Galway	Galway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Yer	yer	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	tenner	tenner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
22	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	24	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	£	£	SYM	$	_	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	1,000	1000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | ★ ★ ★ Aoife in Galway | a tenner |  |  |  | for a real gold watch | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent tenner=Topic |

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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:* Grand, so?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:42-olympiad-saving-plans-and-offers-too-good-to-be-true:t7:2
# text = Grand, so?"
1	Grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* What is most likely?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:42-olympiad-saving-plans-and-offers-too-good-to-be-true:t7:3
# text = What is most likely?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	likely	likely	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Market prices are always a tenth of shop prices

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:42-olympiad-saving-plans-and-offers-too-good-to-be-true:t7:o1:1
# text = Market prices are always a tenth of shop prices
1	Market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tenth	tenth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Market prices | a tenth |  |  |  | of shop prices; always *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Gold watches have got very cheap this year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:42-olympiad-saving-plans-and-offers-too-good-to-be-true:t7:o2:1
# text = Gold watches have got very cheap this year
1	Gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	watches	watch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · perfect | Gold watches |  |  |  | year | cheap *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It's a real bargain, so buy two of them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:42-olympiad-saving-plans-and-offers-too-good-to-be-true:t7:o3:1
# text = It's a real bargain, so buy two of them
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a real bargain |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | infinitive |  | two of them |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent two=Theme |

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

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It's fake or stolen, so walk away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:42-olympiad-saving-plans-and-offers-too-good-to-be-true:t7:o4:1
# text = It's fake or stolen, so walk away
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | fake *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **steal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **walk away** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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