Test 11 · ★ · Loot boxes, streaks and the sunk cost
In a cartoon a robot says, "After 99 misses, box 100 MUST be a winner!" Put it right.
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: robot, 99 misses, you · What happens: say, be, put · To what, where: cartoon, winner · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 172 «Loot boxes, streaks and the sunk cost» 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: In a cartoon a robot says, "After 99 misses, box 100 MUST be a winner!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 cartoon | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cartoon | det |
| 3 | cartoon | cartoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | obl |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 robot | det |
| 5 | robot | robot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | nsubj |
| 6 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 says | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 misses | punct |
| 9 | After | after | ADP | _ | 11 misses | case |
| 10 | 99 | 99 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 11 misses | nummod |
| 11 | misses | miss | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 winner | nsubj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 box | punct |
| 13 | box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 misses | conj |
| 14 | 100 | 100 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 13 box | flat |
| 15 | MUST | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 18 winner | aux |
| 16 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 18 winner | cop |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 winner | det |
| 18 | winner | winner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 says | ccomp |
| 19 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 18 winner | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 18 winner | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: express | present | a robot | a cartoon | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in cartoon=Manner | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | must | 99 misses and box | a winner | 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: Put it right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Put | obj |
| 3 | right | right | ADV | _ | 1 Put | advmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | imperative | you not said here | winner | right property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |
The options
Option 1
After 99 misses the game must refund you
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After | after | ADP | _ | 2 99 | case |
| 2 | 99 | 99 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 misses | obl |
| 3 | misses | miss | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 game | det |
| 5 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 refund | nsubj |
| 6 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 refund | aux |
| 7 | refund | refund | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 misses | ccomp |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 refund | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | miss | present | after 99 | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | refund | must | the game | you | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Box 100 has the same small chance as every other box
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 2 | 100 | 100 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 Box | flat |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 chance | det |
| 5 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 chance | amod |
| 6 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 chance | amod |
| 7 | chance | chance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 8 | as | as | ADP | _ | 11 box | case |
| 9 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 box | det |
| 10 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 box | amod |
| 11 | box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 chance | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | Box | the same small chance | as every other box | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chance=Patient |
Option 3
Box 100 is always a winner
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 winner | nsubj |
| 2 | 100 | 100 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 Box | flat |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 winner | cop |
| 4 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 winner | advmod |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 winner | det |
| 6 | winner | winner | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Box | a winner | always property | tree rules |
Option 4
Box 100 is always empty
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 empty | nsubj |
| 2 | 100 | 100 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 Box | flat |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 empty | cop |
| 4 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 5 empty | advmod |
| 5 | empty | empty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Box | always, empty property | tree rules |
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