Test 7 · ★ · Gambling and honesty with change
In a game, a slot machine "always pays out if you keep going". What's wrong with that picture?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: slot machine, you · What happens: pay out, keep, go, be · To what, where: game
This is test 7 · ★ 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: In a game, a slot machine "always pays out if you keep going".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 game | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 game | det |
| 3 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 pays | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 game | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 machine | det |
| 6 | slot | slot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 machine | compound |
| 7 | machine | machine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 pays | nsubj |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 machine | punct |
| 9 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 10 pays | advmod |
| 10 | pays | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | out | out | ADP | _ | 10 pays | compound:prt |
| 12 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 14 keep | mark |
| 13 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 14 keep | nsubj |
| 14 | keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 pays | advcl |
| 15 | going | go | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 keep | xcomp |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 15 going | punct |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 pays | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay out in a quote | present | a slot machine | a game | always property | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||
| 2 | keep a condition, not said to happen, in a quote | present | you | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | go in a quote | gerund | you not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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: What's wrong with that picture?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 wrong | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 wrong | cop |
| 3 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 picture | case |
| 5 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 picture | det |
| 6 | picture | picture | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wrong | obl |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 wrong | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | with that picture; wrong property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
Real slot machines pay everyone back on Fridays
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 machines | amod |
| 2 | slot | slot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 machines | compound |
| 3 | machines | machine | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 pay | nsubj |
| 4 | pay | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 4 pay | obj |
| 6 | back | back | ADV | _ | 4 pay | advmod |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 Fridays | case |
| 8 | Fridays | Friday | PROPN | Number=Plur | 4 pay | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay back | present | Real slot machines | everyone | friday | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Asset |
Option 2
Nothing, real slot machines always pay out in the end
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 5 machines | compound |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 slot | punct |
| 3 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 slot | amod |
| 4 | slot | slot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Nothing | conj |
| 5 | machines | machine | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 pay | nsubj |
| 6 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 7 pay | advmod |
| 7 | pay | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | out | out | ADP | _ | 7 pay | compound:prt |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 end | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 end | det |
| 11 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 pay | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay out | present | Nothing machines | in the end | always property | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
Real slot machines only take pennies, so it's fine to keep on playing
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 machines | amod |
| 2 | slot | slot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 machines | compound |
| 3 | machines | machine | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 take | nsubj |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 take | advmod |
| 5 | take | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | pennies | penny | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 take | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 fine | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 11 fine | advmod |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 fine | expl |
| 10 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 fine | cop |
| 11 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 take | parataxis |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 keep | mark |
| 13 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 fine | csubj |
| 14 | on | on | ADP | _ | 15 playing | case |
| 15 | playing | playing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 keep | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | present | Real slot machines | pennies | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent penny=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | keep | to-infinitive | playing | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent on playing=Location |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Real gambling is set up so players lose more than they win
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 gambling | amod |
| 2 | gambling | gambling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 set | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 set | aux:pass |
| 4 | set | set | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | up | up | ADP | _ | 4 set | compound:prt |
| 6 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 8 lose | mark |
| 7 | players | player | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 lose | nsubj |
| 8 | lose | lose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 set | advcl |
| 9 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 8 lose | obj |
| 10 | than | than | SCONJ | _ | 12 win | mark |
| 11 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 win | nsubj |
| 12 | win | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 more | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | set up | present · passive | Real gambling | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result | |||||
| 2 | lose | present | players | more | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | win | present | players = player | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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