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description: What would happen if a government spent £100 every year but collected only £90? Test 5 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 right.
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# Test 5 · Taxes and the government's budget

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What would happen if a government spent £100 every year but collected only £90?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** government · **What happens:** happen, spend, collect

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This is test 5 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/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget:t5:1
# text = What would happen if a government spent £100 every year but collected only £90?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	£	£	SYM	$	_	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	collected	collect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	only	only	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	£	£	SYM	$	_	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	90	90	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	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 |
| 2 | **spend** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | a government |  |  |  | year |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Asset |
| 3 | **collect** | past | a government *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=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.

## The options {#options}

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

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It would borrow £10 a year, and its debt would grow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget:t5:o1:1
# text = It would borrow £10 a year, and its debt would grow
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	borrow	borrow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	debt	debt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **borrow** | would | It |  |  |  | year |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | would | its debt |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Its debt would shrink by £10 a year until it was all gone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget:t5:o2:1
# text = Its debt would shrink by £10 a year until it was all gone
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	debt	debt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	shrink	shrink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	all	all	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	gone	gone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | would | Its debt |  |  |  | year |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | debt |  |  |  |  | all, gone *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing, spending more than you collect is completely free

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget:t5:o3:1
# text = Nothing, spending more than you collect is completely free
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	spending	spend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	obj	_	_
5	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	collect	collect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | gerund |  | more |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Asset |
| 2 | **collect** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | Nothing |  |  |  |  | completely, free *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It would save £10 a year by putting it in a big piggy bank

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:36-taxes-and-the-governments-budget:t5:o4:1
# text = It would save £10 a year by putting it in a big piggy bank
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	£	£	SYM	$	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	putting	put	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	piggy	piggy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | would | It |  |  |  | year |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Theme |
| 2 | **put** | gerund |  | it |  | a big piggy bank |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in bank=Destination |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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