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title: Dad buys a £10 toy and Jack goes, "VAT? Sounds sus." ("Sus" means do… — Taxes and the government's budget · tree and pragmatics
description: Dad buys a £10 toy and Jack goes, "VAT? Sounds sus." ("Sus" means dodgy.) What's the honest answer? Test 4 of lesson 36 «Taxes and the government's budget» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was righ
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# Test 4 · Taxes and the government's budget

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Dad buys a £10 toy and Jack goes, "VAT? Sounds sus." ("Sus" means dodgy.) What's the honest answer?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Dad, Jack, Sus, honest answer · **What happens:** buy, go, sound, mean, be · **To what, where:** £ toy, VAT, sus, dodgy

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This is test 4 of lesson 36 «Taxes and the government's budget» 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/36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Dad buys a £10 toy and Jack goes, "VAT?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget:t4:1
# text = Dad buys a £10 toy and Jack goes, "VAT?
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	VAT	vat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | Dad | a £ toy |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | present | Jack | VAT |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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:* Sounds sus."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget:t4:2
# text = Sounds sus."
1	Sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	sus	sus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present |  | sus |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sus=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* ("Sus" means dodgy.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget:t4:3
# text = ("Sus" means dodgy.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Sus	sus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obj	_	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 | Sus | dodgy |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dodgy=Topic |

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*Sentence 4:* What's the honest answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget:t4:4
# text = What's the honest answer?
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	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	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 honest answer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It's a normal tax inside many prices that goes to the government

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget:t4:o1:1
# text = It's a normal tax inside many prices that goes to the government
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a normal tax |  |  |  | many prices *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | that |  |  | the government |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to government=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It's a secret extra fee that the shop keeps for itself as profit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget:t4:o2:1
# text = It's a secret extra fee that the shop keeps for itself as profit
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	10	obl	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	profit	profit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a secret extra fee |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present | the shop |  |  |  |  | for shop; as profit | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It's a discount the shop forgot to give

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget:t4:o3:1
# text = It's a discount the shop forgot to give
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	discount	discount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a discount |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | past | the shop | a discount *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **give** | to-infinitive | the shop *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It's a fine for buying toys on Saturday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget:t4:o4:1
# text = It's a fine for buying toys on Saturday
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	expl	_	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	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	buying	buy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | gerund |  | toys |  |  | saturday |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Theme |

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