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title: "Healthcare should be totally free AND super fast AND cost no taxes"… — Healthcare: who pays when you are ill · tree and pragmatics
description: "Healthcare should be totally free AND super fast AND cost no taxes" says a mate. What is the flaw? Test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 20 «Healthcare: who pays when you are ill» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's c
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# Test 12 · ★★★ · Healthcare: who pays when you are ill

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"Healthcare should be totally free AND super fast AND cost no taxes" says a mate. What is the flaw?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Healthcare, mate, flaw · **What happens:** be, cost, say · **To what, where:** taxes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 20 «Healthcare: who pays when you are ill» 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/20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "Healthcare should be totally free AND super fast AND cost no taxes" says a mate.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t12:1
# text = "Healthcare should be totally free AND super fast AND cost no taxes" says a mate.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Healthcare	healthcare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	csubj	_	_
7	AND	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	super	super	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
10	AND	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	cost	cost	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
15	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | should | Healthcare |  |  |  |  | free, totally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cost** *in a quote* | past | Healthcare *not said here* | no taxes |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme tax=Value |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a mate |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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.

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*Sentence 2:* What is the flaw?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t12:2
# text = What is the flaw?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	flaw	flaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the flaw |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Healthcare costs nothing to run, so there is no flaw

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t12:o1:1
# text = Healthcare costs nothing to run, so there is no flaw
1	Healthcare	healthcare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	9	expl	_	_
9	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	flaw	flaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | Healthcare | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme nothing=Value |
| 2 | **run** | to-infinitive | Healthcare *not said here* | nothing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **be** | present | no flaw |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Taxes do not pay for hospitals; hospitals pay for themselves by selling medicine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t12:o2:1
# text = Taxes do not pay for hospitals; hospitals pay for themselves by selling medicine
1	Taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hospitals	hospital	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	hospitals	hospital	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	9	obl	_	_
12	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	selling	sell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
14	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pay** | present · do-support | Taxes |  |  |  |  | for hospitals | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for hospital=Theme |
| 2 | **pay** | present | hospitals |  |  |  |  | for hospitals *= hospital* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for themselves=Theme |
| 3 | **sell** | gerund | hospitals *not said here* | medicine |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Theme |

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

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Free care is paid for by taxes, and fast care needs enough staff and money

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t12:o3:1
# text = Free care is paid for by taxes, and fast care needs enough staff and money
1	Free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay for** | present · passive | taxes | Free care |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Asset |
| 2 | **need** | present | fast care | enough staff and money |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot staff=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Doctors never need paying, because they work for free

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t12:o4:1
# text = Doctors never need paying, because they work for free
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **need** | present | Doctors |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **pay** *not said to happen* | gerund | Doctors *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **work** | present | Doctors *= doctor* |  |  |  |  | for free | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for free=Beneficiary |

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