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title: Kai's aunt says "Obamacare saved me"; his uncle is salty because his… — Healthcare: who pays when you are ill · tree and pragmatics
description: Kai's aunt says "Obamacare saved me"; his uncle is salty because his costs went up (salty = annoyed). What is the best way to see it? Test 4 · ★★★ 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 ques
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Healthcare: who pays when you are ill

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Kai's aunt says "Obamacare saved me"; his uncle is salty because his costs went up (salty = annoyed). What is the best way to see it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** aunt, Obamacare, uncle, costs, best way · **What happens:** say, save, be, go up, cost, see · **To what, where:** aunt, way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★★★ 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/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Kai's aunt says "Obamacare saved me"; his uncle is salty because his costs went up (salty = annoyed).

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t4:1
# text = Kai's aunt says "Obamacare saved me"; his uncle is salty because his costs went up (salty = annoyed).
1	Kai	Kai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Obamacare	Obamacare	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
15	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	costs	cost	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
19	up	up	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
22	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	23	punct	_	_
23	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Kai's aunt |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **save** *in a quote* | past | Obamacare | Kai's aunt *= aunt* |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | Obamacare's uncle |  |  |  |  | salty *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **go up** | past | Obamacare's costs |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 5 | **cost** |  | Obamacare |  |  |  |  |  | nom cost «possession transitive»: poss=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 best way to see it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t4:2
# text = What is the best way to see it?
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	5	det	_	_
4	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	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 best way |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | the best way *not said here* | way |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The same law can help one person and cost another, so both stories are real

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t4:o1:1
# text = The same law can help one person and cost another, so both stories are real
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	cost	cost	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | can | the same law |  | one person |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **cost** | infinitive | the same law *not said here* | another |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme another=Value |
| 3 | **is** | present | both stories |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Only the uncle can be telling the truth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t4:o2:1
# text = Only the uncle can be telling the truth
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | can · progressive | the uncle | the truth |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Only the aunt can be telling the truth, because laws only ever help people

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t4:o3:1
# text = Only the aunt can be telling the truth, because laws only ever help people
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux	_	_
6	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
12	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	14	advmod	_	_
14	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | can · progressive | the aunt | the truth |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient |
| 2 | **help** | infinitive | laws |  | people |  | ever |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The law has never been used by anyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t4:o4:1
# text = The law has never been used by anyone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **use** | present · perfect · passive | anyone | the law |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

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