Test 10 · ★ · Gambling and honesty with change
Leo's dad says, quietly, "My own dad lost his house through gambling." What does this show about addiction?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: dad, own dad, this · What happens: say, lose, show · To what, where: house, gambling · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 40 «Gambling and honesty with change» 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: Leo's dad says, quietly, "My own dad lost his house through gambling."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo | Leo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 dad | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Leo | case |
| 3 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 quietly | punct |
| 6 | quietly | quietly | ADV | _ | 4 says | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 lost | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 lost | punct |
| 9 | My | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 dad | nmod:poss |
| 10 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 dad | amod |
| 11 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 lost | nsubj |
| 12 | lost | lose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 says | conj |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 house | nmod:poss |
| 14 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 lost | obj |
| 15 | through | through | ADP | _ | 16 gambling | case |
| 16 | gambling | gambling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 lost | obl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 says | punct |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Leo's dad | quietly property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | lose in a quote | past | My own dad | dad's house | gambling | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Eventuality |
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 does this show about addiction?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 show | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 show | aux |
| 3 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 show | nsubj |
| 4 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 addiction | case |
| 6 | addiction | addiction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 show | obl |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 show | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present · do-support | this | about addiction | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent what=Recipient about addiction=Topic |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It can grow from small bets until it hurts a whole family
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 grow | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 grow | aux |
| 3 | grow | grow | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 bets | case |
| 5 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 bets | amod |
| 6 | bets | bet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 grow | obl |
| 7 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 9 hurts | mark |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 hurts | nsubj |
| 9 | hurts | hurt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 grow | advcl |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 family | det |
| 11 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 family | amod |
| 12 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 hurts | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow | can | It | from small bets | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from bet=Patient | ||||
| 2 | hurt | present | it | a whole family | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer family=Patient |
Option 2
Houses are often won at the bookmaker's
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houses | house | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 won | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 won | aux:pass |
| 3 | often | often | ADV | _ | 4 won | advmod |
| 4 | won | win | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 bookmaker | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 bookmaker | det |
| 7 | bookmaker | bookmaker | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 won | obl |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 bookmaker | case |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win | present · passive | Houses | the bookmaker | often property | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: subject=Theme at bookmaker=Asset |
Option 3
Gambling only ever costs a few pounds
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambling | gambling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 costs | nsubj |
| 2 | only | only | ADV | _ | 4 costs | advmod |
| 3 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 4 costs | advmod |
| 4 | costs | cost | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 pounds | det |
| 6 | few | few | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 pounds | amod |
| 7 | pounds | pound | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 costs | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cost | present | Gambling | a few pounds | ever | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme pound=Value |
Option 4
People who gamble always win their house back
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 win | nsubj |
| 2 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 3 gamble | nsubj |
| 3 | gamble | gamble | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 People | acl:relcl |
| 4 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 5 win | advmod |
| 5 | win | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 house | nmod:poss |
| 7 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 win | obj |
| 8 | back | back | ADV | _ | 5 win | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gamble | present | People | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | win back | present | People | People's house | always property | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Eventuality |
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