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title: A nurse from Belfast says, "We save lives, and yer man on the telly… — Why some jobs pay more · tree and pragmatics
description: A nurse from Belfast says, "We save lives, and yer man on the telly earns in a week what I earn in years." ("Yer man" means "that fella".) What's true? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 30 «Why some jobs pay more» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Test 2 · ★ · Why some jobs pay more

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A nurse from Belfast says, "We save lives, and yer man on the telly earns in a week what I earn in years." ("Yer man" means "that fella".) What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** nurse, We, man · **What happens:** say, save, earn, mean, be · **To what, where:** lives, fella · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 30 «Why some jobs pay more» 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/30-why-some-jobs-pay-more/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A nurse from Belfast says, "We save lives, and yer man on the telly earns in a week what I earn in years."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:30-why-some-jobs-pay-more:t2:1
# text = A nurse from Belfast says, "We save lives, and yer man on the telly earns in a week what I earn in years."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Belfast	Belfast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	save	save	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
10	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
13	yer	yer	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	earns	earn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	24	obj	_	_
23	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	earn	earn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a nurse from Belfast |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **save** *in a quote* | present | We | lives |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme |
| 3 | **earn** *in a quote* | present | yer's man on the telly |  |  |  | week |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **earn** *in a quote* | present | a nurse from Belfast *= nurse* |  |  |  | year |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

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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:* ("Yer man" means "that fella".)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:30-why-some-jobs-pay-more:t2:2
# text = ("Yer man" means "that fella".)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Yer	yer	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	fella	fella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Yer's man | that fella |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fella=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* What's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:30-why-some-jobs-pay-more:t2:3
# text = What's true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nurses earn more than footballers every year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:30-why-some-jobs-pay-more:t2:o1:1
# text = Nurses earn more than footballers every year
1	Nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	earn	earn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	5	advmod	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
5	footballers	footballer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **earn** | present | Nurses | footballers |  |  | year |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent footballer=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Pay doesn't always match how useful a job is, and people argue about it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:30-why-some-jobs-pay-more:t2:o2:1
# text = Pay doesn't always match how useful a job is, and people argue about it
1	Pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	match	match	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	argue	argue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **match** | present · do-support | Pay |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | a job |  |  |  |  | useful *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | people |  |  |  |  | about job | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It's a lie; footballers and nurses earn the same

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:30-why-some-jobs-pay-more:t2:o3:1
# text = It's a lie; footballers and nurses earn the same
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	footballers	footballer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	earn	earn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a lie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **earn** | present | footballers and nurses | the same |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent same=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Footballers save more lives than nurses do

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:30-why-some-jobs-pay-more:t2:o4:1
# text = Footballers save more lives than nurses do
1	Footballers	footballer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	save	save	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | present | Footballers | more lives |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | present | nurses |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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