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description: Kai's friend's dad works at the closing factory. Kai's mate says, "Not our problem, we don't work there." What would really happen? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 35 «Unemployment: when jobs are lost» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Test 2 · ★ · Unemployment: when jobs are lost

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Kai's friend's dad works at the closing factory. Kai's mate says, "Not our problem, we don't work there." What would really happen?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** dad, mate, we · **What happens:** work, say, not work, happen · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 35 «Unemployment: when jobs are lost» 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/35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kai's friend's dad works at the closing factory.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t2:1
# text = Kai's friend's dad works at the closing factory.
1	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	closing	closing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Kai's friend's dad |  |  |  |  | at the closing factory | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at factory=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:* Kai's mate says, "Not our problem, we don't work there."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t2:2
# text = Kai's mate says, "Not our problem, we don't work there."
1	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
15	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Kai's mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **work** *in a quote* | present · do-support | we |  |  | there |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What would really happen?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t2:3
# text = What would really happen?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The town would get richer without the factory

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t2:o1:1
# text = The town would get richer without the factory
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	richer	rich	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | would | the town |  |  |  |  | without the factory; rich *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Nothing would change for anyone else in town

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t2:o2:1
# text = Nothing would change for anyone else in town
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
6	else	else	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | would | Nothing |  |  | town |  | for anyone | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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All the shops in town would get the factory's money instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t2:o3:1
# text = All the shops in town would get the factory's money instead
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | would | all shops in town | the factory's money |  |  |  | instead *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer money=Stimulus |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Less spending in town could hurt shops and other jobs too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t2:o4:1
# text = Less spending in town could hurt shops and other jobs too
1	Less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
2	spending	spending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
11	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurt** | could | spending in town | shops and other jobs |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shop=Patient |

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