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description: Two politicians say "cut taxes" and "spend more". Aroha's mum says they want the same thing. What does she mean? Test 10 · ★★ of lesson 18 «Prices, money and jobs: why everything costs more» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Test 10 · ★★ · Prices, money and jobs: why everything costs more

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Two politicians say "cut taxes" and "spend more". Aroha's mum says they want the same thing. What does she mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Two politicians, mum, politicians · **What happens:** say, cut, spend, want, mean · **To what, where:** taxes, more, same thing · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★★ of lesson 18 «Prices, money and jobs: why everything costs more» of the politics 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/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Two politicians say "cut taxes" and "spend more".

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more:t10:1
# text = Two politicians say "cut taxes" and "spend more".
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	politicians	politician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	cut	cut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	spend	spend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 | Two politicians |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cut** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | taxes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tax=Product |
| 3 | **spend** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | more |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Asset |

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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:* Aroha's mum says they want the same thing.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more:t10:2
# text = Aroha's mum says they want the same thing.
1	Aroha	Aroha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Aroha's mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **want** | present | politicians *= politician* | the same thing |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What does she mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more:t10:3
# text = What does she mean?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Both want to get rid of the government altogether

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more:t10:o1:1
# text = Both want to get rid of the government altogether
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	rid	rid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	altogether	altogether	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Both |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **get** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Both *not said here* |  |  |  |  | altogether, rid *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Both want people better off; they disagree about the way

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more:t10:o2:1
# text = Both want people better off; they disagree about the way
1	Both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc:preconj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	disagree	disagree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present |  | people |  |  |  | good *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot people=Theme |
| 2 | **disagree** | present | people |  |  |  |  | about the way | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about way=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Neither of them cares about families at all, really

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more:t10:o3:1
# text = Neither of them cares about families at all, really
1	Neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nmod	_	_
4	cares	care	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
10	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | present | Neither |  |  |  |  | about families at all | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about family=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Both secretly want prices to go up so that they earn more

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more:t10:o4:1
# text = Both secretly want prices to go up so that they earn more
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
2	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	11	mark	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	earn	earn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
12	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Both | prices |  |  |  | secretly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go up** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | prices *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **earn** | present | prices *= price* | more |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme |

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