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title: A London kid says, "The council's bare useless, the bins ain't been… — Taxes and local councils: bins, roads… · tree and pragmatics
description: A London kid says, "The council's bare useless, the bins ain't been done in time, foxes are havin' a rave." ("Bare" means very.) Who is meant to collect the bins? Test 2 of lesson 8 «Taxes and local councils: bins, roads and schools» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependen
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# Test 2 · Taxes and local councils: bins, roads and schools

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A London kid says, "The council's bare useless, the bins ain't been done in time, foxes are havin' a rave." ("Bare" means very.) Who is meant to collect the bins?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** London kid, foxes, Bare · **What happens:** say, not do, be, mean, collect · **To what, where:** bins, havin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 of lesson 8 «Taxes and local councils: bins, roads and schools» 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/8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A London kid says, "The council's bare useless, the bins ain't been done in time, foxes are havin' a rave."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:t2:1
# text = A London kid says, "The council's bare useless, the bins ain't been done in time, foxes are havin' a rave."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	useless	useless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bins	bin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	ai	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
17	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nsubj	_	_
23	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	havin	havin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	rave	rave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a London kid |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **do** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | the bins |  |  | time |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | foxes | havin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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:* ("Bare" means very.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:t2:2
# text = ("Bare" means very.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Bare |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* Who is meant to collect the bins?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:t2:3
# text = Who is meant to collect the bins?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	collect	collect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bins	bin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **collect** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the bins |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bin=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The national army, paid by the King

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:t2:o1:1
# text = The national army, paid by the King
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | participle |  | the national army *not said here* |  |  |  | by the King | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The foxes, who are trained to tidy up

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:t2:o2:1
# text = The foxes, who are trained to tidy up
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	foxes	fox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	tidy	tidy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | present · passive |  | the foxes |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **tidy up** | to-infinitive | the foxes *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The local council, paid partly by council tax

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:t2:o3:1
# text = The local council, paid partly by council tax
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | participle |  | the local council *not said here* |  |  |  | by council tax; partly *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each family must drive its own rubbish to the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:t2:o4:1
# text = Each family must drive its own rubbish to the sea
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | must | each family | family's own rubbish |  | the sea |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent rubbish=Theme to sea=Trajectory |

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