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title: Ethan's grandpa in Toronto paid nothing for heart surgery, but his m… — Healthcare: who pays when you are ill · tree and pragmatics
description: Ethan's grandpa in Toronto paid nothing for heart surgery, but his mum waited months for a knee specialist. What does this show? Test 6 · ★★★ 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 
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# Test 6 · ★★★ · Healthcare: who pays when you are ill

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Ethan's grandpa in Toronto paid nothing for heart surgery, but his mum waited months for a knee specialist. What does this show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** grandpa, mum, this · **What happens:** pay, wait, show · **To what, where:** nothing

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This is test 6 · ★★★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ethan's grandpa in Toronto paid nothing for heart surgery, but his mum waited months for a knee specialist.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t6:1
# text = Ethan's grandpa in Toronto paid nothing for heart surgery, but his mum waited months for a knee specialist.
1	Ethan	Ethan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Toronto	Toronto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	surgery	surgery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
16	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl:unmarked	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	specialist	specialist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | Ethan's grandpa in Toronto | nothing |  |  |  | for heart surgery | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent nothing=Asset for surgery=Theme |
| 2 | **wait** | past | grandpa's mum |  |  |  | month | for a knee specialist | 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:* What does this show?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t6:2
# text = What does this show?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · do-support | this |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Canada charges for heart surgery but not for knees

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t6:o1:1
# text = Canada charges for heart surgery but not for knees
1	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	charges	charge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	surgery	surgery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** | present | Canada |  |  |  |  | for heart surgery but knees | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Knees are not covered by any health system anywhere

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t6:o2:1
# text = Knees are not covered by any health system anywhere
1	Knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
7	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	anywhere	anywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **cover** | present · passive | any health system | Knees |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Specialists in Canada are free and you can always see them on the same day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t6:o3:1
# text = Specialists in Canada are free and you can always see them on the same day
1	Specialists	specialist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	10	advmod	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Specialists in Canada |  |  |  |  | free *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | can | you | Specialists *= specialist* |  |  | day | always *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Free care for everyone and fast care for everyone are hard to do at once

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill:t6:o4:1
# text = Free care for everyone and fast care for everyone are hard to do at once
1	Free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	nmod	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Free care for everyone |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | Free care for everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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