--- title: Dad mutters «Taxman takes a third, I swear.» Mum: «And who drives on… — Votes, parties and the people in charge · tree and pragmatics description: Dad mutters «Taxman takes a third, I swear.» Mum: «And who drives on the roads, eh?» What is Mum pointing out? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 31 «Votes, parties and the people in charge» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/t11/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/) / [Votes, parties and the people in charge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/) / t11 # Test 11 · ★ · Votes, parties and the people in charge Dad mutters «Taxman takes a third, I swear.» Mum: «And who drives on the roads, eh?» What is Mum pointing out? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Dad, Taxman, Mum · **What happens:** mutter, take, swear, drive, point out · **To what, where:** third, roads · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 31 «Votes, parties and the people in charge» of the adult life 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/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/#t11). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Dad mutters «Taxman takes a third, I swear.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge:t11:1 # text = Dad mutters «Taxman takes a third, I swear.» 1 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 mutters mutter VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 Taxman taxman NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 takes take VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 third third NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 swear swear VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 » » PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mutter** *speech: assert* | present | Dad | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **take** *in a quote* | present | Taxman | a third | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent third=Theme | | 3 | **swear** *in a quote* | present | Dad | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5 «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:* Mum: «And who drives on the roads, eh?» ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge:t11:2 # text = Mum: «And who drives on the roads, eh?» 1 Mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 And and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 5 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 drives drive VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 on on ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 roads road NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 eh eh INTJ UH _ 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 » » PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drive** *in a quote* | present | Mum | | | the roads | | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* What is Mum pointing out? ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge:t11:3 # text = What is Mum pointing out? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 Mum Mum PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 pointing point VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 out out ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **point out** | present · progressive | Mum | | | | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Dad doesn't pay any tax at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge:t11:o1:1 # text = Dad doesn't pay any tax at all 1 Dad dad NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 3 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 pay pay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 6 det _ _ 6 tax tax NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **pay** | present · do-support | Dad | any tax | | all | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Asset | ### Option 2 {#o2} Roads are paid for by the car makers ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge:t11:o2:1 # text = Roads are paid for by the car makers 1 Roads road 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 paid pay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 3 compound:prt _ _ 5 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 car car NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 makers maker NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay for** | present · passive | the car makers | Roads | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Asset | ### Option 3 {#o3} The taxman drives on Dad's roads for free ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge:t11:o3:1 # text = The taxman drives on Dad's roads for free 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 taxman taxman NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 drives drive VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 Dad Dad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 roads road NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drive** | present | the taxman | | | Dad's roads | | for free | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Taxes pay for things Dad uses, like roads ```conllu # sent_id = question:adult-life:31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge:t11:o4:1 # text = Taxes pay for things Dad uses, like roads 1 Taxes tax NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 pay pay VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 for for ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 5 Dad Dad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 uses use VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 8 like like ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 roads road NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | present | Taxes | | | | | for things; like roads | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for thing=Theme | | 2 | **use** | present | Dad | things *not said here* | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient | **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. 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