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# Test 8 · ★ · Unemployment: when jobs are lost

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Mia's mum, from Cork, says, "We were on furlough, sure we'd have been grand without it, like." ("Grand" means fine.) Her neighbour says it saved his job. What's true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mum, We, Grand, neighbour, Cork · **What happens:** say, be, grand, mean, save, job · **To what, where:** furlough, we, job · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia's mum, from Cork, says, "We were on furlough, sure we'd have been grand without it, like."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t8:1
# text = Mia's mum, from Cork, says, "We were on furlough, sure we'd have been grand without it, like."
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Cork	Cork	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	furlough	furlough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
17	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
19	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	aux	_	_
20	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	grand	grand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	ccomp	_	_
22	without	without	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	like	like	ADP	IN	_	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	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 | Mia's mum and Cork |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | We |  |  | furlough |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** *in a quote* |  | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **grand** *in a quote* | would · perfect · passive |  | we |  |  |  | without furlough | 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:* ("Grand" means fine.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t8:2
# text = ("Grand" means fine.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Grand	Grand	PROPN	NNP	_	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Grand |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Her neighbour says it saved his job.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t8:3
# text = Her neighbour says it saved his job.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Grand's neighbour |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **save** | past | neighbour | Cork's job |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Theme |
| 3 | **job** |  | Cork |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 4:* What's true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t8:4
# 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Everyone agrees it was perfect and cheap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t8:o1:1
# text = Everyone agrees it was perfect and cheap
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | Everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | it |  |  |  |  | perfect *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Everyone agrees it was a total waste

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t8:o2:1
# text = Everyone agrees it was a total waste
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | Everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | it | a total waste |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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People's experiences differ, and people argue about how well it worked

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t8:o3:1
# text = People's experiences differ, and people argue about how well it worked
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	experiences	experience	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	differ	differ	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	argue	argue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **differ** | present | People's experiences |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **work** | past | it |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **experience** |  | People |  |  |  |  |  | nom experience «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Furlough never happened anywhere

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:35-unemployment-when-jobs-are-lost:t8:o4:1
# text = Furlough never happened anywhere
1	Furlough	furlough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **happen** | past | Furlough |  |  |  |  | anywhere *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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