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title: Isla: "Time is money? So I can buy sweets with an hour?" What does t… — Screen time, wasted time, and putting… · tree and pragmatics
description: Isla: "Time is money? So I can buy sweets with an hour?" What does the saying mean? Test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 130 «Screen time, wasted time, and putting it all together» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choi
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Screen time, wasted time, and putting it all together

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Isla: "Time is money? So I can buy sweets with an hour?" What does the saying mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Isla Time, I, saying · **What happens:** be, buy, mean · **To what, where:** money, sweets

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This is test 6 · ★★★ of lesson 130 «Screen time, wasted time, and putting it all together» of the world 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/world/130-screen-time-and-putting-it-together/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Isla: "Time is money?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:130-screen-time-and-putting-it-together:t6:1
# text = Isla: "Time is money?
1	Isla	Isla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Isla Time | money |  |  |  |  | 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:* So I can buy sweets with an hour?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:130-screen-time-and-putting-it-together:t6:2
# text = So I can buy sweets with an hour?"
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | can | I | sweets |  |  | hour |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What does the saying mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:130-screen-time-and-putting-it-together:t6:3
# text = What does the saying mean?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	saying	saying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | the saying |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Money makes time go faster, so rich people get older quicker

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:130-screen-time-and-putting-it-together:t6:o1:1
# text = Money makes time go faster, so rich people get older quicker
1	Money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	quicker	quicker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Money |  |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | Money *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **get** | present | rich people | older quicker |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer quicker=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can pay for things in the shops with minutes and hours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:130-screen-time-and-putting-it-together:t6:o2:1
# text = You can pay for things in the shops with minutes and hours
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | can | You |  |  | the shops with minutes and hours |  | for things | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for thing=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Clocks are made out of money, so time costs a lot to buy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:130-screen-time-and-putting-it-together:t6:o3:1
# text = Clocks are made out of money, so time costs a lot to buy
1	Clocks	clock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make out** | present · passive |  | Clocks |  | money |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cost** | present | time | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme lot=Value |
| 3 | **buy** | to-infinitive | time *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Time is valuable; many grown-ups are paid for their time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:130-screen-time-and-putting-it-together:t6:o4:1
# text = Time is valuable; many grown-ups are paid for their time
1	Time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	ups	up	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Time |  |  |  |  | valuable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **pay** | present · passive |  | many grown ups |  |  | time |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

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