--- title: Identify the principal consequence of doubling the quantity of money… — Trade, tariffs, rich and poor countries · tree and pragmatics description: Identify the principal consequence of doubling the quantity of money in circulation whilst the quantity of goods remains unaltered. 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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/37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries:e3:1 # text = Identify the principal consequence of doubling the quantity of money in circulation whilst the quantity of goods remains unaltered. 1 Identify identify VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 consequence consequence NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 5 of of SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 doubling double VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 acl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 quantity quantity NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 circulation circulation NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 13 whilst whilst SCONJ IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 quantity quantity NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 goods goods NOUN NNS Number=Ptan 15 nmod _ _ 18 remains remain VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 ccomp _ _ 19 unaltered unaltered ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 20 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **double** | gerund | the principal consequence *not said here* | the quantity of money | | circulation | | whilst the quantity of goods | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent quantity=Patient | | 3 | **remain** | present | the principal consequence | | | | | unaltered *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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 {#o1} A doubling of the prosperity of every inhabitant ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries:e3:o1:1 # text = A doubling of the prosperity of every inhabitant 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 doubling doubling NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 prosperity prosperity NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 8 det _ _ 8 inhabitant inhabitant NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **double** | | | the prosperity of every inhabitant | | | | | nom doubling «process transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} A halving of the prices of all goods ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries:e3:o2:1 # text = A halving of the prices of all goods 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 halving halving NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 prices price NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 8 det _ _ 8 goods goods NOUN NNS Number=Ptan 5 nmod _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} An approximate doubling of prices without any increase in prosperity ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries:e3:o3:1 # text = An approximate doubling of prices without any increase in prosperity 1 An a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 approximate approximate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 doubling doubling NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 prices price NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ 6 without without ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 8 det _ _ 8 increase increase NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 prosperity prosperity NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **double** | | | prices | | | | without any increase in prosperity | nom doubling «process transitive»: of=patient without=obl | ### Option 4 {#o4} No consequence whatsoever for prices or prosperity ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries:e3:o4:1 # text = No consequence whatsoever for prices or prosperity 1 No no DET DT PronType=Neg 2 det _ _ 2 consequence consequence NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 whatsoever whatsoever ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 prices price NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 6 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 prosperity prosperity NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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. 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