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description: A cartoon shows a doctor and a cleaner on exactly the same pay because "all jobs are equally hard". What's the real reason pay differs? Test 8 · ★ 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 question and of each o
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# Test 8 · ★ · Why some jobs pay more

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A cartoon shows a doctor and a cleaner on exactly the same pay because "all jobs are equally hard". What's the real reason pay differs?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** cartoon, jobs, real reason, pay · **What happens:** show, be, differ · **To what, where:** doctor, same pay, real reason · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A cartoon shows a doctor and a cleaner on exactly the same pay because "all jobs are equally hard".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:30-why-some-jobs-pay-more:t8:1
# text = A cartoon shows a doctor and a cleaner on exactly the same pay because "all jobs are equally hard".
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cleaner	cleaner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
14	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	equally	equally	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a cartoon | a doctor and a cleaner |  | the same pay |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent doctor=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | all jobs |  |  |  |  | equally, hard *property* | 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:* What's the real reason pay differs?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:30-why-some-jobs-pay-more:t8:2
# text = What's the real reason pay differs?
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	5	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	differs	differ	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	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 real reason |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **differ** | present | pay | the real reason *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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Training, how many can do the job, and demand differ

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:30-why-some-jobs-pay-more:t8:o1:1
# text = Training, how many can do the job, and demand differ
1	Training	training	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	demand	demand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	differ	differ	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | can | Training | the job |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |
| 2 | **differ** | present | demand |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Pay depends only on how hard and tiring the job is each day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:30-why-some-jobs-pay-more:t8:o2:1
# text = Pay depends only on how hard and tiring the job is each day
1	Pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	depends	depend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
8	tiring	tire	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	csubj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depend** | present | Pay |  |  |  |  |  | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tire** | gerund |  | the job |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus job=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | present | tiring | each day |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Everyone in real life earns exactly the same amount of pay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:30-why-some-jobs-pay-more:t8:o3:1
# text = Everyone in real life earns exactly the same amount of pay
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	earns	earn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **earn** | present | Everyone | the same amount of pay |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Theme |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | pay |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Real doctors are actually paid less than most cleaners are

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:30-why-some-jobs-pay-more:t8:o4:1
# text = Real doctors are actually paid less than most cleaners are
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	obj	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	cleaners	cleaner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present · passive |  | Real doctors |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Recipient less=Asset |
| 2 | **be** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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