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What's the best reply? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mate, wuss, best reply · **What happens:** go, not notice, do, not be, mean, be · **To what, where:** wuss, coward · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 7 of lesson 6 «Pocket money and earning it with chores» 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/6-pocket-money-and-earning-it-with-chores/#t7). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Callum's mate goes "she won't notice, don't be a wuss" ("wuss" means a coward). ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:6-pocket-money-and-earning-it-with-chores:t7:1 # text = Callum's mate goes "she won't notice, don't be a wuss" ("wuss" means a coward). 1 Callum Callum PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 7 wo will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 8 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 9 advmod _ _ 9 notice notice VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 15 advmod _ _ 13 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 15 cop _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 wuss wuss NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ 17 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 " " PUNCT `` _ 19 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 wuss wuss NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 " " PUNCT '' _ 19 punct _ _ 21 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 coward coward NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 21 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 25 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present | Callum's mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **notice** *in a quote* | future | mate | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **do** *in a quote* | infinitive | mate *not said here* | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | infinitive | | a wuss | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **mean** | present | wuss | a coward | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coward=Topic | 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. *Sentence 2:* What's the best reply? ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:6-pocket-money-and-earning-it-with-chores:t7:2 # text = What's the best reply? 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 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 5 amod _ _ 5 reply reply NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the best reply | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Fine, but only a pound, so it doesn't really count ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:6-pocket-money-and-earning-it-with-chores:t7:o1:1 # text = Fine, but only a pound, so it doesn't really count 1 Fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 but but CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 4 only only ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 pound pound NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 10 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 11 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 13 advmod _ _ 12 really really ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 count count VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **count** | present · do-support | pound | | | | | | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus | ### Option 2 {#o2} Okay, I'll pay it back sometime ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:6-pocket-money-and-earning-it-with-chores:t7:o2:1 # text = Okay, I'll pay it back sometime 1 Okay okay INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 'll will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 pay pay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 back back ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 8 sometime sometime ADV RB PronType=Ind 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay back** | future | I | it | | | | sometime *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} No, it's stealing and I'd lose her trust ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:6-pocket-money-and-earning-it-with-chores:t7:o3:1 # text = No, it's stealing and I'd lose her trust 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 stealing steal VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 lose lose VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 10 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 trust trust NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **steal** | present · progressive | it | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **lose** | would | I | her trust | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trust=Eventuality | | 3 | **trust** | | her *= she* | | | | | | nom trust «possession intransitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Only if you do it too ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:6-pocket-money-and-earning-it-with-chores:t7:o4:1 # text = Only if you do it too 1 Only only ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 if if SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 3 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 too too ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | present | you | it | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | **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. 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