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title: Ivy says her see-through jar is "satisfying, innit". What's the idea… — The piggy bank and a jar for each goal · tree and pragmatics
description: Ivy says her see-through jar is "satisfying, innit". What's the idea behind it? Test 4 · ★★ 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; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 4 · ★★ · The piggy bank and a jar for each goal

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Ivy says her see-through jar is "satisfying, innit". What's the idea behind it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ivy, see through jar, idea · **What happens:** say, see, satisfy, be · **To what, where:** innit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★★ of lesson 9 «The piggy bank and a jar for each goal» 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/9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ivy says her see-through jar is "satisfying, innit".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal:t4:1
# text = Ivy says her see-through jar is "satisfying, innit".
1	Ivy	Ivy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	through	thorough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	satisfying	satisfy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Ivy |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **see** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **satisfy** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Ivy's see through jar | innit |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus innit=Experiencer |

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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 the idea behind it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal:t4:2
# text = What's the idea behind it?
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	4	det	_	_
4	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	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 idea behind jar |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Seeing progress keeps you motivated to save

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal:t4:o1:1
# text = Seeing progress keeps you motivated to save
1	Seeing	see	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	motivated	motivate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | gerund |  | progress |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer progress=Stimulus |
| 2 | **keep** | present | Seeing | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **motivate** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Result |
| 4 | **save** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Coins kept in glass jars are worth more than others

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal:t4:o2:1
# text = Coins kept in glass jars are worth more than others
1	Coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	jars	jar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	obj	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | participle |  | Coins *not said here* |  | glass jars |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in jar=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present | Coins |  |  |  |  | than others; worth *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It's easier for brothers and sisters to borrow from

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal:t4:o3:1
# text = It's easier for brothers and sisters to borrow from
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	easier	easy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	borrow	borrow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for brothers and sisters; easy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **borrow** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Glass jars make the money inside grow faster

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal:t4:o4:1
# text = Glass jars make the money inside grow faster
1	Glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	jars	jar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Glass jars | the money |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material money=Product |
| 2 | **grow** | present | Glass jars *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast, inside *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=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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