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# Test 3 · ★★★ · Healthcare: who pays when you are ill

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«twisted my ankle at soccer, mom's on the phone like "is this covered??" adulting is wild» (adulting = grown-up tasks). Why does his mom ask?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mom, covered adulting, phone · **What happens:** twist, be, cover, adult, grow up, ask · **To what, where:** ankle, soccer, phone, grown tasks

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This is test 3 · ★★★ 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/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «twisted my ankle at soccer, mom's on the phone like "is this covered??" adulting is wild» (adulting = grown-up tasks).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t3:1
# text = «twisted my ankle at soccer, mom's on the phone like "is this covered??" adulting is wild» (adulting = grown-up tasks).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	twisted	twist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	ankle	ankle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	soccer	soccer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
13	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
16	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	20	det	_	_
17	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
20	adulting	adulting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	adulting	adult	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
26	=	=	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	30	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	up	up	ADP	RP	_	27	compound:prt	_	_
30	tasks	task	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **twist** *in a quote* | past |  | my ankle |  | soccer |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent ankle=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | mom |  |  | the phone |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | this covered adulting |  |  |  |  | wild *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **adult** | gerund | the phone *not said here* | grown tasks |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **grow up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «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:* Why does his mom ask?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t3:2
# text = Why does his mom ask?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · do-support | his mom |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She wants a discount on sweets from the shop

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t3:o1:1
# text = She wants a discount on sweets from the shop
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	discount	discount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | She | a discount |  | sweets from the shop |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot discount=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Insurance pays part of US bills, so she checks what it covers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t3:o2:1
# text = Insurance pays part of US bills, so she checks what it covers
1	Insurance	insurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bills	bill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	obj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	covers	cover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present | Insurance | part of US bills |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Asset |
| 2 | **check** | present | Insurance |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **cover** | present | part |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme what=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The insurance company is the doctor who will treat him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t3:o3:1
# text = The insurance company is the doctor who will treat him
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	insurance	insurance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	treat	treat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the insurance company | the doctor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **treat** | future | the doctor |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hospitals in Ohio are always free, so she is just being polite

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t3:o4:1
# text = Hospitals in Ohio are always free, so she is just being polite
1	Hospitals	hospital	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Ohio	Ohio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	cop	_	_
13	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Hospitals in Ohio |  |  |  |  | always, free *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Ohio |  |  |  |  | polite *property* | tree rules |

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