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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the principle designated "pay yourself first"? Exam question 1 of lesson 9 «The piggy bank and a jar for each goal» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option
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# Exam question 1 · The piggy bank and a jar for each goal

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the principle designated "pay yourself first"?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** principle · **What happens:** follow, characteris, designate, pay · **To what, where:** yourself · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 9 «The piggy bank and a jar for each goal» of the money course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the principle designated "pay yourself first"?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	principle	principle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	designated	designate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	ccomp	_	_
14	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	13	obj	_	_
15	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **designate** | past | the principle |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **pay** *in a quote* | infinitive | the principle *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  | first *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Asset |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The demand for remuneration prior to the performance of work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal:e1:o1:1
# text = The demand for remuneration prior to the performance of work
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	demand	demand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	remuneration	remuneration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	performance	performance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** |  |  | work |  |  |  |  | nom performance «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The repayment of debts prior to the receipt of income

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal:e1:o2:1
# text = The repayment of debts prior to the receipt of income
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	repayment	repayment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	debts	debt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	receipt	receipt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	income	income	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repay** |  |  | debts |  |  |  |  | nom repayment «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **receipt** |  |  | income |  |  |  |  | nom receipt «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The purchase of a reward for oneself prior to saving

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal:e1:o3:1
# text = The purchase of a reward for oneself prior to saving
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	purchase	purchase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	oneself	oneself	PRON	PRP	PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	nmod	_	_
8	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	10	mark	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	saving	save	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | gerund | the purchase of a reward for oneself *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **purchase** |  |  | a reward for oneself |  |  |  |  | nom purchase «act transitive»: of=patient |

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

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The allocation of a sum to savings prior to any expenditure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal:e1:o4:1
# text = The allocation of a sum to savings prior to any expenditure
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	allocation	allocation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	nmod	_	_
8	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	expenditure	expenditure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allocate** |  |  | a sum to savings |  |  |  | prior any expenditure | nom allocation «possession transitive»: of=patient prior=obl |

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