Test 8 · ★★ · Loot boxes and "free" skins
A US cousin goes "loot boxes are mid, just buy the skin, fam." ("Mid" means average or not good; "fam" means mate.) Freya buys her £4 skin. What does she get?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: US cousin, loot boxes, Mid, fam, Freya · What happens: go, be, buy, mean, get · To what, where: skin, average, mate, £ skin · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 17 «Loot boxes and "free" skins» of the money 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: A US cousin goes "loot boxes are mid, just buy the skin, fam."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cousin | det |
| 2 | US | US | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 cousin | compound |
| 3 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 goes | nsubj |
| 4 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 mid | punct |
| 6 | loot | loot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 boxes | compound |
| 7 | boxes | box | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 mid | nsubj |
| 8 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 mid | cop |
| 9 | mid | mid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 goes | parataxis |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 buy | punct |
| 11 | just | just | ADV | _ | 12 buy | advmod |
| 12 | buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 mid | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 skin | det |
| 14 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 buy | obj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 fam | punct |
| 16 | fam | fam | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 buy | obl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 goes | punct |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 goes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present | a US cousin | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | loot boxes | mid property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | buy in a quote | infinitive | loot boxes not said here | the skin | fam obl | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Theme |
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: ("Mid" means average or not good; "fam" means mate.)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 Mid | punct |
| 3 | Mid | Mid | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 means | nsubj |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 Mid | punct |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | average | average | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 means | obj |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 good | cc |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 good | advmod |
| 9 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 average | conj |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 14 means | punct |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 fam | punct |
| 12 | fam | fam | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 means | nsubj |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 fam | punct |
| 14 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 means | conj |
| 15 | mate | mate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 means | obj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 17 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Mid | average | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent average=Topic | ||||
| 2 | mean | present | fam | mate | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mate=Topic |
Sentence 3: Freya buys her £4 skin.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freya | Freya | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 buys | nsubj |
| 2 | buys | buy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 skin | nmod:poss |
| 4 | £ | £ | SYM | _ | 6 skin | compound |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 4 £ | nummod |
| 6 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 buys | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 buys | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buy | present | Freya | Freya's £ skin | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Theme |
Sentence 4: What does she get?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 get | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 get | aux |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 get | nsubj |
| 4 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 get | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present · do-support | Freya | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |
The options
Option 1
Four random skins chosen for her by the game
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Four | four | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 skins | nummod |
| 2 | random | random | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 skins | amod |
| 3 | skins | skin | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | chosen | choose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 skins | acl |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 her | case |
| 6 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 chosen | obl |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 game | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 game | det |
| 9 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 chosen | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | choose | participle | Four random skins not said here | for her = she; by the game | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for she=Beneficiary |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
A 1% chance of getting the skin she wanted
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 chance | det |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 % | nummod |
| 3 | % | % | SYM | Number=Sing | 4 chance | compound |
| 4 | chance | chance | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 6 getting | mark |
| 6 | getting | get | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 chance | acl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 skin | det |
| 8 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 getting | obj |
| 9 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 wanted | nsubj |
| 10 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 skin | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | gerund | a % chance not said here | the skin | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer skin=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | want | past | she | the skin not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot skin=Theme |
Option 3
Maybe the skin, or maybe just a common sword
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maybe | maybe | ADV | _ | 3 skin | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 skin | det |
| 3 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 sword | punct |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 sword | cc |
| 6 | maybe | maybe | ADV | _ | 10 sword | advmod |
| 7 | just | just | ADV | _ | 10 sword | advmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 sword | det |
| 9 | common | common | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 sword | amod |
| 10 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 skin | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Exactly the skin she wanted, for sure
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exactly | exactly | ADV | _ | 5 wanted | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 skin | det |
| 3 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 wanted | nsubj |
| 4 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 wanted | nsubj |
| 5 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 wanted | punct |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 sure | case |
| 8 | sure | sure | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 wanted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | the skin | for sure; exactly property | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot |
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