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title: Whereas prescriptions in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are di… — Healthcare: who pays when you are ill · tree and pragmatics
description: Whereas prescriptions in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are dispensed without charge, determine the arrangement which applies to most adults in England. Exam question 4 of lesson 20 «Healthcare: who pays when you are ill» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre
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# Exam question 4 · Healthcare: who pays when you are ill

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Whereas prescriptions in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are dispensed without charge, determine the arrangement which applies to most adults in England.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, arrangement · **What happens:** dispense, determine, apply · **To what, where:** prescriptions, arrangement

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 20 «Healthcare: who pays when you are ill» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:e4:1
# text = Whereas prescriptions in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are dispensed without charge, determine the arrangement which applies to most adults in England.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
2	prescriptions	prescription	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Wales	Wales	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	Northern	Northern	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	flat	_	_
9	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	dispensed	dispense	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	advcl	_	_
12	without	without	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
15	determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	applies	apply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	22	amod	_	_
22	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dispense** | present · passive |  | prescriptions in Wales and Scotland and Northern Ireland |  |  |  | without charge | tree rules |
| 2 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the arrangement |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arrangement=Topic |
| 3 | **apply** | present | the arrangement |  |  |  |  | to most adults in England | vn use-105.1 «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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prescriptions are unavailable in England

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:e4:o1:1
# text = Prescriptions are unavailable in England
1	Prescriptions	prescription	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	unavailable	unavailable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Prescriptions |  |  | England |  | unavailable *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only children in England are required to pay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:e4:o2:1
# text = Only children in England are required to pay
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | present · passive |  | children in England |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pay** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Most adults pay a fixed charge, whereas children and certain other groups are exempt

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:e4:o3:1
# text = Most adults pay a fixed charge, whereas children and certain other groups are exempt
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	exempt	exempt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present | Most adults | a fixed charge |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent charge=Asset |
| 2 | **fix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | children and certain other groups |  |  |  |  | exempt *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All persons in England receive prescriptions without charge, irrespective of age or circumstance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:e4:o4:1
# text = All persons in England receive prescriptions without charge, irrespective of age or circumstance
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	receive	receive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	prescriptions	prescription	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	irrespective	irrespective	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	circumstance	circumstance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | present | all persons in England | prescriptions |  |  |  | without charge | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prescription=Theme |

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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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