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title: Grandad's chequebook: Josh says "what the heck is that, a menu?" Wha… — Money's history: shells, coins, paper,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Grandad's chequebook: Josh says "what the heck is that, a menu?" What's it for? Test 10 of lesson 5 «Money's history: shells, coins, paper, cards, phones» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right
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# Test 10 · Money's history: shells, coins, paper, cards, phones

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Grandad's chequebook: Josh says "what the heck is that, a menu?" What's it for?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** chequebook · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** menu, heck · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 of lesson 5 «Money's history: shells, coins, paper, cards, phones» 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/5-money-s-history-shells-coins-paper-cards-phones/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Grandad's chequebook: Josh says "what the heck is that, a menu?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:5-money-s-history-shells-coins-paper-cards-phones:t10:1
# text = Grandad's chequebook: Josh says "what the heck is that, a menu?"
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	chequebook	chequebook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	Josh	Josh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	15	nsubj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	heck	heck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	menu	menu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | Grandad's chequebook |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | a menu |  |  |  |  | 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:* What's it for?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:5-money-s-history-shells-coins-paper-cards-phones:t10:2
# text = What's it for?
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	3	cop	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nsubj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	1	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

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

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Writing notes that tell the bank to pay people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:5-money-s-history-shells-coins-paper-cards-phones:t10:o1:1
# text = Writing notes that tell the bank to pay people
1	Writing	write	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	amod	_	_
2	notes	note	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | Writing notes | the bank |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent bank=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **pay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Drawing pictures of money to teach children to count

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:5-money-s-history-shells-coins-paper-cards-phones:t10:o2:1
# text = Drawing pictures of money to teach children to count
1	Drawing	draw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	teach	teach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | gerund |  | pictures of money |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Theme |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  | children |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent child=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **count** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Keeping old receipts tidy in a box in case of refunds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:5-money-s-history-shells-coins-paper-cards-phones:t10:o3:1
# text = Keeping old receipts tidy in a box in case of refunds
1	Keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	receipts	receipt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	tidy	tidy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	refunds	refund	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | gerund |  | old receipts |  | a box in case of refunds |  | tidy *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent receipt=Theme in box=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Writing down a shopping list before going to the market

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:5-money-s-history-shells-coins-paper-cards-phones:t10:o4:1
# text = Writing down a shopping list before going to the market
1	Writing	write	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	down	down	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write down** | gerund |  | a shopping list |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent list=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  | the market |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to market=Initial\_Location |

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**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.

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