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# Test 8 · Taxes and local councils: bins, roads and schools

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At Sunday lunch Uncle Rob goes, "Taxes are way too high, the government wastes it!" and Auntie Jen snaps, "Then who paid for your knee?" Which summary is fair to both?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Uncle Rob, Taxes, government, Auntie, summary · **What happens:** go, be, waste, snap, pay · **To what, where:** Sunday lunch, way · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* At Sunday lunch Uncle Rob goes, "Taxes are way too high, the government wastes it!" and Auntie Jen snaps, "Then who paid for your knee?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:t8:1
# text = At Sunday lunch Uncle Rob goes, "Taxes are way too high, the government wastes it!" and Auntie Jen snaps, "Then who paid for your knee?"
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Rob	Rob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	wastes	waste	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	Auntie	Auntie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
23	Jen	Jen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	flat	_	_
24	snaps	snap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
26	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	29	advmod	_	_
28	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	29	nsubj	_	_
29	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	conj	_	_
30	for	for	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
32	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Uncle Rob |  |  | Sunday lunch |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Taxes | way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **waste** *in a quote* | present | the government | way |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 4 | **snap** | present | Auntie |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 5 | **pay** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  | then | for your knee | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for knee=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:* Which summary is fair to both?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:t8:2
# text = Which summary is fair to both?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	summary	summary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which summary |  |  |  |  | to both; fair *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Taxes have nothing to do with hospitals

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:t8:o1:1
# text = Taxes have nothing to do with hospitals
1	Taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hospitals	hospital	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Taxes | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | Taxes *not said here* | nothing *not said here* |  |  |  | with hospitals | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Both want a good country; they disagree about how much tax and what it pays for

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:t8:o2:1
# text = Both want a good country; they disagree about how much tax and what it pays for
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	disagree	disagree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
11	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	obj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Both | a good country |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot country=Theme |
| 2 | **disagree** | present | they |  |  |  |  | about much tax | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about tax=Topic |
| 3 | **pay** | present | country |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Asset |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Auntie Jen is right and taxes should be as high as possible, whatever they pay for

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:t8:o3:1
# text = Auntie Jen is right and taxes should be as high as possible, whatever they pay for
1	Auntie	Auntie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Jen	Jen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
6	taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
7	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
9	as	as	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
11	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	whatever	whatever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	conj	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Auntie |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | should | taxes |  |  |  |  | high *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **pay** | present | taxes *= tax* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Uncle Rob is right and hospitals should close

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:8-taxes-and-local-councils-bins-roads-and-schools:t8:o4:1
# text = Uncle Rob is right and hospitals should close
1	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Rob	Rob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	hospitals	hospital	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	close	close	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Uncle Rob |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **close** | should | hospitals |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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