Test 3 · ★★★ · Loot boxes and the surprise trap
big lad at school: «I got a legendary first go, I'm lucky me». What's wise to tell him?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, legendary · What happens: get, go, be, tell · To what, where: legendary, him · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 · ★★★ of lesson 413 «Loot boxes and the surprise trap» of the everyday 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.
The question
Sentence 1: big lad at school: «I got a legendary first go, I'm lucky me».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 lad | amod |
| 2 | lad | lad | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 4 school | case |
| 4 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 lad | nmod |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 got | punct |
| 6 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 got | punct |
| 7 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 got | nsubj |
| 8 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 lad | parataxis |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 legendary | det |
| 10 | legendary | legendary | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 got | obj |
| 11 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 12 go | advmod |
| 12 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 legendary | acl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 lucky | punct |
| 14 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 lucky | nsubj |
| 15 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 lucky | cop |
| 16 | lucky | lucky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 got | conj |
| 17 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 lucky | nsubj |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 lucky | punct |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 lad | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get in a quote | past | I | a legendary | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer legendary=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | go in a quote | infinitive | a legendary not said here | first property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | I | lucky property | tree rules |
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.
Sentence 2: What's wise to tell him?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wise | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wise | cop |
| 3 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 tell | mark |
| 5 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 wise | csubj |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 tell | iobj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wise | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | wise property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | to-infinitive | him = he | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Lucky people always win twice
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky | lucky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 people | amod |
| 2 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 win | nsubj |
| 3 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 4 win | advmod |
| 4 | win | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | twice | twice | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 4 win | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win | present | Lucky people | always, twice property | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
He should keep buying fast while his luck is still hot
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 keep | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 keep | aux |
| 3 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | buying | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 keep | xcomp |
| 5 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 4 buying | advmod |
| 6 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 11 hot | mark |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 luck | nmod:poss |
| 8 | luck | luck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 hot | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 hot | cop |
| 10 | still | still | ADV | _ | 11 hot | advmod |
| 11 | hot | hot | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 buying | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | should | He | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | buy | gerund | He not said here | fast property | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | is | present | his luck | still | hot property | tree rules |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
One lucky win does not mean the next will come
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 win | nummod |
| 2 | lucky | lucky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 win | amod |
| 3 | win | win | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 mean | nsubj |
| 4 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 mean | aux |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 mean | advmod |
| 6 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 next | det |
| 8 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 mean | obj |
| 9 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 come | aux |
| 10 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 mean | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not mean | present · do-support | One lucky win | the next | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent next=Topic | ||||
| 2 | come | future | One lucky win not said here | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
He should buy boxes for everyone
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 buy | nsubj |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 buy | aux |
| 3 | buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | boxes | box | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 buy | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 everyone | case |
| 6 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 3 buy | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buy | should | He | boxes | for everyone | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent box=Theme for everyone=Beneficiary |
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