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title: Hana has £5. Slime kit £5, pencil case for school £3. Her mate says… — Wants and needs · tree and pragmatics
description: Hana has £5. Slime kit £5, pencil case for school £3. Her mate says "slime first, school stuff is boring". What's smarter? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 7 «Wants and needs» 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 
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# Test 6 · ★ · Wants and needs

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Hana has £5. Slime kit £5, pencil case for school £3. Her mate says "slime first, school stuff is boring". What's smarter?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Hana, mate, school stuff · **What happens:** have, say, be · **To what, where:** slime · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Hana has £5.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t6:1
# text = Hana has £5.
1	Hana	Hana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	£	£	SYM	$	_	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Hana |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Patient |

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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:* Slime kit £5, pencil case for school £3.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t6:2
# text = Slime kit £5, pencil case for school £3.
1	Slime	slime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	kit	kit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	£	£	SYM	$	_	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	£	£	SYM	$	_	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* Her mate says "slime first, school stuff is boring".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t6:3
# text = Her mate says "slime first, school stuff is boring".
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	slime	slime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | kit's mate | slime |  |  |  | first *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent slime=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | school stuff |  |  |  |  | boring *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 4:* What's smarter?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t6:4
# text = What's smarter?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	smarter	smart	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	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 |  |  |  |  |  | smart *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Slime first, the school will give her pencils

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t6:o1:1
# text = Slime first, the school will give her pencils
1	Slime	slime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	pencils	pencil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | future | Slime and the school | pencils | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient pencil=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Pencil case first, then save the £2 towards the slime

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t6:o2:1
# text = Pencil case first, then save the £2 towards the slime
1	Pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	save	save	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	£	£	SYM	$	_	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
10	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	slime	slime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | then | towards the slime; first *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Buy neither and spend it on sweets

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t6:o3:1
# text = Buy neither and spend it on sweets
1	Buy	buy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	spend	spend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | neither *property* | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **spend** | infinitive | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | on sweets *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Asset on sweet=Goal |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Buy both now with £5

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:7-wants-and-needs:t6:o4:1
# text = Buy both now with £5
1	Buy	buy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	1	obj	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	£	£	SYM	$	_	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | imperative | you *not said here* | both |  |  | now |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent both=Theme |

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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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