Test 12 · ★★★ · Healthcare: who pays when you are ill
"Healthcare should be totally free AND super fast AND cost no taxes" says a mate. What is the flaw?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: Healthcare, mate, flaw · What happens: be, cost, say · To what, where: taxes · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 20 «Healthcare: who pays when you are ill» of the politics 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.
The question
Sentence 1: "Healthcare should be totally free AND super fast AND cost no taxes" says a mate.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 free | punct |
| 2 | Healthcare | healthcare | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 free | nsubj |
| 3 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 free | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 6 free | cop |
| 5 | totally | totally | ADV | _ | 6 free | advmod |
| 6 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 says | csubj |
| 7 | AND | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 fast | cc |
| 8 | super | super | ADV | _ | 9 fast | advmod |
| 9 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 6 free | conj |
| 10 | AND | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 cost | cc |
| 11 | cost | cost | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 free | conj |
| 12 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 13 taxes | det |
| 13 | taxes | tax | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 cost | obj |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 free | punct |
| 15 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 mate | det |
| 17 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 says | nsubj |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 15 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | should | Healthcare | free, totally property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | cost in a quote | past | Healthcare not said here | no taxes | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme tax=Value | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | a mate | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
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.
Sentence 2: What is the flaw?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 flaw | det |
| 4 | flaw | flaw | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the flaw | tree rules |
The options
Option 1
Healthcare costs nothing to run, so there is no flaw
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | healthcare | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 costs | nsubj |
| 2 | costs | cost | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 2 costs | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 run | mark |
| 5 | run | run | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 nothing | acl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 is | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 is | advmod |
| 8 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 9 is | expl |
| 9 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 costs | conj |
| 10 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 11 flaw | det |
| 11 | flaw | flaw | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 is | nsubj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cost | present | Healthcare | nothing | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme nothing=Value | ||||
| 2 | run | to-infinitive | Healthcare not said here | nothing not said here | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | be | present | no flaw | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
Taxes do not pay for hospitals; hospitals pay for themselves by selling medicine
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taxes | tax | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 pay | nsubj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 pay | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 pay | advmod |
| 4 | pay | pay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 hospitals | case |
| 6 | hospitals | hospital | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 pay | obl |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 pay | punct |
| 8 | hospitals | hospital | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 pay | nsubj |
| 9 | pay | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 pay | conj |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 themselves | case |
| 11 | themselves | themselves | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 9 pay | obl |
| 12 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 13 selling | mark |
| 13 | selling | sell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 pay | advcl |
| 14 | medicine | medicine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 selling | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not pay | present · do-support | Taxes | for hospitals | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for hospital=Theme | ||||
| 2 | pay | present | hospitals | for hospitals = hospital | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for themselves=Theme | ||||
| 3 | sell | gerund | hospitals not said here | medicine | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Theme |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Free care is paid for by taxes, and fast care needs enough staff and money
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 care | amod |
| 2 | care | care | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 paid | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 paid | aux:pass |
| 4 | paid | pay | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 paid | compound:prt |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 taxes | case |
| 7 | taxes | tax | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 paid | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 needs | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 needs | cc |
| 10 | fast | fast | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 care | amod |
| 11 | care | care | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 needs | nsubj |
| 12 | needs | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 paid | parataxis |
| 13 | enough | enough | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 staff | amod |
| 14 | staff | staff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 needs | obj |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 money | cc |
| 16 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 staff | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay for | present · passive | taxes | Free care | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Asset | ||||
| 2 | need | present | fast care | enough staff and money | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot staff=Theme |
Option 4
Doctors never need paying, because they work for free
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctors | doctor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 need | nsubj |
| 2 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 3 need | advmod |
| 3 | need | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | paying | pay | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 need | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 work | punct |
| 6 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 8 work | mark |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 work | nsubj |
| 8 | work | work | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 need | conj |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 free | case |
| 10 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 work | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not need | present | Doctors | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | pay not said to happen | gerund | Doctors not said here | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | work | present | Doctors = doctor | for free | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for free=Beneficiary |
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