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title: An American cousin says, "My dad's fixin' to buy a car, but with the… — Trade, tariffs, rich and poor countries · tree and pragmatics
description: An American cousin says, "My dad's fixin' to buy a car, but with them tariffs it's gonna cost more, y'all." ("Fixin' to" means about to.) Why would it cost more? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 37 «Trade, tariffs, rich and poor countries» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Test 3 · ★★ · Trade, tariffs, rich and poor countries

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An American cousin says, "My dad's fixin' to buy a car, but with them tariffs it's gonna cost more, y'all." ("Fixin' to" means about to.) Why would it cost more?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** American cousin, cousin, Fixin, car · **What happens:** say, buy, tariff, be, mean, cost · **To what, where:** car, more · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 37 «Trade, tariffs, rich and poor countries» 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/37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* An American cousin says, "My dad's fixin' to buy a car, but with them tariffs it's gonna cost more, y'all."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries:t3:1
# text = An American cousin says, "My dad's fixin' to buy a car, but with them tariffs it's gonna cost more, y'all."
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cousin	cousin	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	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	fixin	fixin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	_
20	tariffs	tariff	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
23	gonna	gonna	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	24	nsubj	_	_
24	cost	cost	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	ccomp	_	_
25	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	y'all	y'all	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a American cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **buy** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | a American cousin *not said here* | a car |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme |
| 3 | **tariff** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | with them *= they* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | cousin |  |  |  |  | cost *property* | 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:* ("Fixin' to" means about to.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries:t3:2
# text = ("Fixin' to" means about to.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Fixin	Fixin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* Why would it cost more?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries:t3:3
# text = Why would it cost more?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cost	cost	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | would | car | more |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme more=Value |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Tariffs make all cars free in America

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries:t3:o1:1
# text = Tariffs make all cars free in America
1	Tariffs	tariff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Tariffs | all cars |  |  |  | free *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset car=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Tariffs only apply to bananas and T-shirts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries:t3:o2:1
# text = Tariffs only apply to bananas and T-shirts
1	Tariffs	tariff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	apply	apply	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	bananas	banana	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	T	t	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	shirts	shirt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **apply** | present | Tariffs |  |  |  |  | to bananas and T shirts | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Cars get cheaper the more tariffs there are

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries:t3:o3:1
# text = Cars get cheaper the more tariffs there are
1	Cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	tariffs	tariff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	8	expl	_	_
8	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Cars | the more tariffs |  |  |  | cheap *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer tariff=Stimulus |
| 2 | **be** | present | Cars *not said here* |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tariff adds tax to imported cars or parts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:37-trade-tariffs-rich-and-poor-countries:t3:o4:1
# text = A tariff adds tax to imported cars or parts
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tariff	tariff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	adds	add	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	imported	import	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | a tariff | tax |  |  |  | to imported cars or parts | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent tax=Patient to car=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **import** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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