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title: «gas bill's mental, we're all in jumpers now, heating on at 8» What… — Prices, money and jobs: why everything… · tree and pragmatics
description: «gas bill's mental, we're all in jumpers now, heating on at 8» What is the link to the news, as reported? Test 2 · ★★ 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 of each 
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# Test 2 · ★★ · Prices, money and jobs: why everything costs more

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«gas bill's mental, we're all in jumpers now, heating on at 8» What is the link to the news, as reported?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** we, mental · **What happens:** be, report · **To what, where:** jumpers, link

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This is test 2 · ★★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more:t2:1
# text = «gas bill's mental, we're all in jumpers now, heating on at 8» What is the link to the news, as reported?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bill	bill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	all	all	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	jumpers	jumper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
12	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	heating	heating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
19	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	link	link	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
28	reported	report	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | we |  |  | jumpers |  | all *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | mental and heating on 8 | the link |  |  |  | to the news | tree rules |
| 3 | **report** | participle | mental and heating on 8 *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#o1}

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The family's heater broke and they could not fix it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more:t2:o1:1
# text = The family's heater broke and they could not fix it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past | the family's heater |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **fix** | could | they | heater |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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

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Energy prices shot up in 2022 after the war cut gas supplies to Europe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more:t2:o2:1
# text = Energy prices shot up in 2022 after the war cut gas supplies to Europe
1	Energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
3	shot	shoot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	2022	2022	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	supplies	supplies	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	10	obj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shoot up** | participle |  | Energy prices *not said here* |  | 2022 | after the war |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cut** | past | Energy prices | gas supplies | Europe |  |  |  | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent supplies=Patient to europe=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Gas got cheaper, so families chose to use less and save

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more:t2:o3:1
# text = Gas got cheaper, so families chose to use less and save
1	Gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Gas |  |  |  |  | cheap *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **choose** | past | families |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | to-infinitive | families *not said here* |  |  |  |  | less *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **save** | infinitive | families *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A new law said everyone must wear jumpers indoors

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more:t2:o4:1
# text = A new law said everyone must wear jumpers indoors
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	nsubj	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	jumpers	jumper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | everyone | a new law *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent law=Topic |
| 2 | **wear** | must | a new law | jumpers |  |  |  | indoors *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent jumper=Source |

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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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