Test 8 · "I'm due a win": the gambler's fallacy His mate: "It's not a piggy bank, it's a money-eating robot. Lowkey you just fed it lunch." What is the lesson?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: It, bank, Lowkey, lesson · What happens: not be, eat, be, feed · To what, where: piggy bank, eating robot, bank
This is test 8 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: His mate: "It's not a piggy bank, it's a money-eating robot.
nmod:poss punct punct nsubj cop advmod det compound conj punct nsubj cop det compound punct amod conj punct root His PRON mate NOUN : PUNCT " PUNCT It PRON 's AUX not PART a DET piggy NOUN bank NOUN , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX a DET money NOUN - PUNCT eating VERB robot NOUN . PUNCT 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 mate nmod:poss 2 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 10 bank punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 10 bank punct 5 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 bank nsubj 6 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 bank cop 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 bank advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 bank det 9 piggy piggy NOUN Number=Sing 10 bank compound 10 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 2 mate conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 18 robot punct 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 robot nsubj 13 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 robot cop 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 robot det 15 money money NOUN Number=Sing 17 eating compound 16 - - PUNCT _ 15 money punct 17 eating eat VERB VerbForm=Ger 18 robot amod 18 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 2 mate conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 mate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is a in a quote present It a piggy bank tree rules 2 eat in a quote gerund vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a in a quote present bank a eating robot 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: Lowkey you just fed it lunch."
nsubj nsubj advmod obj obj punct punct root Lowkey PROPN you PRON just ADV fed VERB it PRON lunch NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lowkey Lowkey PROPN Number=Sing 4 fed nsubj 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 fed nsubj 3 just just ADV _ 4 fed advmod 4 fed feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 fed obj 6 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 4 fed obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 fed punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 4 fed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 feed past Lowkey bank vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient lunch=Theme
Sentence 3: What is the lesson?
cop det nsubj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET lesson NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 lesson det 4 lesson lesson NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the lesson tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer Machines don't owe you a prize; set a limit first
nsubj aux advmod obj det obj punct conj det obj advmod root Machines NOUN do AUX n't PART owe VERB you PRON a DET prize NOUN ; PUNCT set VERB a DET limit NOUN first ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Machines machine NOUN Number=Plur 4 owe nsubj 2 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 owe aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 owe advmod 4 owe owe VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 owe obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 prize det 7 prize prize NOUN Number=Sing 4 owe obj 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 set punct 9 set set VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 owe conj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 limit det 11 limit limit NOUN Number=Sing 9 set obj 12 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 9 set advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not owe present · do-support Machines a prize you vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent you=Goal prize=Theme 2 set infinitive Machines not said here a limit first property vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient limit=Result
Option 2 Feed it lunch money only on Fridays
obj compound obj advmod case obl root Feed VERB it PRON lunch NOUN money NOUN only ADV on ADP Fridays PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Feed feed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Feed obj 3 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 4 money compound 4 money money NOUN Number=Sing 1 Feed obj 5 only only ADV _ 7 Fridays advmod 6 on on ADP _ 7 Fridays case 7 Fridays Friday PROPN Number=Plur 1 Feed obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 feed imperative you not said here it friday vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient money=Theme
Option 3 Keep going, it must pay out soon
xcomp punct nsubj aux conj compound:prt advmod root Keep VERB going VERB , PUNCT it PRON must AUX pay VERB out ADP soon ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 going go VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Keep xcomp 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 pay punct 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 pay nsubj 5 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 pay aux 6 pay pay VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Keep conj 7 out out ADP _ 6 pay compound:prt 8 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 6 pay advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 keep imperative you not said here tree rules 2 go gerund you not said here vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 pay out must it soon property vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Option 4 Claw machines really are piggy banks, so you'll get it all back later
The tree, 14 words compound nsubj advmod cop amod punct advmod nsubj aux parataxis obj advmod advmod advmod root Claw NOUN machines NOUN really ADV are AUX piggy ADJ banks NOUN , PUNCT so ADV you PRON 'll AUX get VERB it PRON all ADV back ADV later ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Claw claw NOUN Number=Sing 2 machines compound 2 machines machine NOUN Number=Plur 6 banks nsubj 3 really really ADV _ 6 banks advmod 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 banks cop 5 piggy piggy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 banks amod 6 banks bank NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 get punct 8 so so ADV _ 11 get advmod 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 get nsubj 10 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 get aux 11 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 banks parataxis 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 get obj 13 all all ADV _ 14 back advmod 14 back back ADV _ 11 get advmod 15 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 11 get advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Claw machines piggy banks tree rules 2 get future you it late property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
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