Test 7 · "I'm due a win": the gambler's fallacy Friend: "I'm not psychic, I just watched you. You do rock every time you're angry." What does this show?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: I, You, this · What happens: not be, watch, do, be, show · To what, where: you, rock, time
This is test 7 of lesson 171 «"I'm due a win": the gambler's fallacy» of the world 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: Friend: "I'm not psychic, I just watched you.
punct punct nsubj cop advmod appos punct nsubj advmod conj obj punct root Friend NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX not PART psychic ADJ , PUNCT I PRON just ADV watched VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Friend friend NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 7 psychic punct 3 " " PUNCT _ 7 psychic punct 4 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 psychic nsubj 5 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 psychic cop 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 psychic advmod 7 psychic psychic ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Friend appos 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 watched punct 9 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 watched nsubj 10 just just ADV _ 11 watched advmod 11 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 psychic conj 12 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 watched obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Friend punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is in a quote present I psychic property tree rules 2 watch in a quote past I you vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=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: You do rock every time you're angry."
nsubj obj det obl:unmarked nsubj cop acl:relcl punct punct root You PRON do VERB rock NOUN every DET time NOUN you PRON 're AUX angry ADJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 do nsubj 2 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 2 do obj 4 every every DET PronType=Tot 5 time det 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 do obl:unmarked 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 angry nsubj 7 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 angry cop 8 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos 5 time acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 do punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 2 do punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do present You rock time vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rock=Eventuality 2 is present you every time not said here angry property tree rules
Sentence 3: What does this show?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON does AUX this PRON show VERB ? PUNCT 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 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 show punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show present · do-support this vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Rock-paper-scissors is never fair, because some people can read minds
The tree, 12 words nsubj punct conj punct conj cop advmod punct mark det nsubj aux conj obj root Rock NOUN - PUNCT paper NOUN - PUNCT scissors NOUN is AUX never ADV fair ADJ , PUNCT because SCONJ some DET people NOUN can AUX read VERB minds NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 8 fair nsubj 2 - - PUNCT _ 1 Rock punct 3 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rock conj 4 - - PUNCT _ 5 scissors punct 5 scissors scissors NOUN Number=Plur 1 Rock conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 fair cop 7 never never ADV PronType=Neg 8 fair advmod 8 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 read punct 10 because because SCONJ _ 14 read mark 11 some some DET PronType=Ind 12 people det 12 people people NOUN Number=Plur 14 read nsubj 13 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 read aux 14 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 fair conj 15 minds mind NOUN Number=Plur 14 read obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is present Rock and paper and scissors fair property tree rules 2 read can some people minds vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Topic
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Against a person, habits matter, not just luck
case det obl punct nsubj punct advmod advmod obl root Against ADP a DET person NOUN , PUNCT habits NOUN matter VERB , PUNCT not PART just ADV luck NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Against against ADP _ 3 person case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 6 matter obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 person punct 5 habits habit NOUN Number=Plur 6 matter nsubj 6 matter matter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 luck punct 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 luck advmod 9 just just ADV _ 10 luck advmod 10 luck luck NOUN Number=Sing 6 matter obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 matter present habits luck against a person vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
Option 3 Rock is always the worst choice
nsubj cop advmod det amod root Rock NOUN is AUX always ADV the DET worst ADJ choice NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 6 choice nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 choice cop 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 6 choice advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 choice det 5 worst bad ADJ Degree=Sup 6 choice amod 6 choice choice NOUN Number=Sing root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Rock the worst choice always property tree rules
Option 4 His friend can read minds
nmod:poss nsubj aux obj root His PRON friend NOUN can AUX read VERB minds NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 friend nmod:poss 2 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 4 read nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 read aux 4 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 minds mind NOUN Number=Plur 4 read obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 read can His friend minds vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Topic
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