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title: Hannah's gran in Wales has waited over a year for a hip operation. "… — Healthcare: who pays when you are ill · tree and pragmatics
description: Hannah's gran in Wales has waited over a year for a hip operation. "It's not lush, is it," she says (lush = lovely). What would happen if the NHS had more staff and beds? Test 2 · ★★★ of lesson 20 «Healthcare: who pays when you are ill» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the depen
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# Test 2 · ★★★ · Healthcare: who pays when you are ill

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Hannah's gran in Wales has waited over a year for a hip operation. "It's not lush, is it," she says (lush = lovely). What would happen if the NHS had more staff and beds?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** gran, Hannah, NHS · **What happens:** wait, not be, be, say, happen, have · **To what, where:** operation, more staff · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★★★ 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/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Hannah's gran in Wales has waited over a year for a hip operation. "

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t2:1
# text = Hannah's gran in Wales has waited over a year for a hip operation. "
1	Hannah	Hannah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	gran	gran	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Wales	Wales	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	waited	wait	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	hip	hip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | present · perfect | Hannah's gran in Wales |  |  |  | year | for a hip operation | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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:* It's not lush, is it," she says (lush = lovely).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t2:2
# text = It's not lush, is it," she says (lush = lovely).
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	lush	lush	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	lush	lush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
14	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	15	punct	_	_
15	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | gran |  |  |  |  | lush *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | gran *not said here* | operation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | Hannah |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What would happen if the NHS had more staff and beds?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t2:3
# text = What would happen if the NHS had more staff and beds?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	NHS	NHS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	beds	bed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the NHS | more staff and beds |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent staff=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Waiting lists would get even longer, because more staff means more paperwork

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t2:o1:1
# text = Waiting lists would get even longer, because more staff means more paperwork
1	Waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	lists	list	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	even	even	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
10	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	paperwork	paperwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | gerund |  | lists |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | would | Waiting |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **mean** | present | more staff | more paperwork |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paperwork=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Hips would heal by themselves without any operation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t2:o2:1
# text = Hips would heal by themselves without any operation
1	Hips	hip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	heal	heal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obl	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heal** | would | Hips |  |  |  |  | by Hips *= hip*; without any operation | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Everyone would have to start paying for every visit to a doctor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t2:o3:1
# text = Everyone would have to start paying for every visit to a doctor
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | would | Everyone |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **start** | to-infinitive | Everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **pay** | gerund | Everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for every visit; to a doctor | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for visit=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Waiting lists could get shorter, though some say better organisation matters too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t2:o4:1
# text = Waiting lists could get shorter, though some say better organisation matters too
1	Waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	lists	list	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	shorter	short	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
9	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
13	too	too	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | gerund |  | lists |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | could | Waiting |  |  |  |  | short *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | some |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **matter** | present | better organisation |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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