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title: Billy: "the £30 ones aren't cool, man." His older cousin, a millenni… — Wants and needs · tree and pragmatics
description: Billy: "the £30 ones aren't cool, man." His older cousin, a millennial, says "lowkey, nobody looks at your feet." ("Lowkey" means honestly, quietly.) What's the real choice? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 7 «Wants and needs» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Test 4 · ★ · Wants and needs

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Billy: "the £30 ones aren't cool, man." His older cousin, a millennial, says "lowkey, nobody looks at your feet." ("Lowkey" means honestly, quietly.) What's the real choice?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Billy, older cousin, nobody, Lowkey, real choice · **What happens:** not be, say, look, mean, be · **To what, where:** lowkey, feet · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 7 «Wants and needs» 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/7-wants-and-needs/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Billy: "the £30 ones aren't cool, man."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t4:1
# text = Billy: "the £30 ones aren't cool, man."
1	Billy	Billy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	£	£	SYM	$	_	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
7	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | Billy |  |  |  |  | man *vocative*; cool *property* | 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:* His older cousin, a millennial, says "lowkey, nobody looks at your feet."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t4:2
# text = His older cousin, a millennial, says "lowkey, nobody looks at your feet."
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	millennial	millennial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	lowkey	lowkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	13	nsubj	_	_
13	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Billy's older cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **look** *in a quote* | present | nobody | lowkey *not said here* |  | your feet |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme lowkey=Attribute |

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*Sentence 3:* ("Lowkey" means honestly, quietly.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t4:3
# text = ("Lowkey" means honestly, quietly.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Lowkey	Lowkey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	honestly	honestly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Lowkey |  |  |  |  | honestly, quietly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 4:* What's the real choice?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t4:4
# text = What's the real choice?
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	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	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 real choice |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Whether £30 shoes are safe to wear

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t4:o1:1
# text = Whether £30 shoes are safe to wear
1	Whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
4	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | £ shoes |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | to-infinitive | £ shoes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Whether he needs shoes at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t4:o2:1
# text = Whether he needs shoes at all
1	Whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | he | shoes |  | all |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot shoe=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Whether the look is worth £60 extra; both keep feet dry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t4:o3:1
# text = Whether the look is worth £60 extra; both keep feet dry
1	Whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	advcl	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	60	60	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
10	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	nsubj	_	_
11	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the look |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present | both | feet |  |  |  | dry *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foot=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Whether he wants dry feet at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t4:o4:1
# text = Whether he wants dry feet at all
1	Whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | he | dry feet |  | all |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot foot=Theme |

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