--- title: A teenager on TikTok says, "I got rich off meme stocks, easy money."… — Crypto and the stock market, simply · tree and pragmatics description: A teenager on TikTok says, "I got rich off meme stocks, easy money." His sister says, "Loads lost money too." Why do we hear mostly about winners? 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Why do we hear mostly about winners? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** teenager, sister, Loads, we · **What happens:** say, get, lose, hear · **To what, where:** rich meme stocks, money · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 38 «Crypto and the stock market, simply» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/money/38-crypto-and-the-stock-market-simply/#t9). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* A teenager on TikTok says, "I got rich off meme stocks, easy money." ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:38-crypto-and-the-stock-market-simply:t9:1 # text = A teenager on TikTok says, "I got rich off meme stocks, easy money." 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 teenager teenager NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 TikTok TikTok PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ 10 rich rich ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 11 off off ADP RP _ 10 compound:prt _ _ 12 meme meme NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ _ 13 stocks stock NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 easy easy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a teenager on TikTok | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **get** *in a quote* | past | a teenager on TikTok *= teenager* | rich meme stocks and easy money | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stock=Stimulus | 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:* His sister says, "Loads lost money too." ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:38-crypto-and-the-stock-market-simply:t9:2 # text = His sister says, "Loads lost money too." 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Loads load NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ _ 7 lost lose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 8 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 9 too too ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | teenager's sister | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **lose** *in a quote* | past | Loads | money | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Eventuality | *Sentence 3:* Why do we hear mostly about winners? ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:38-crypto-and-the-stock-market-simply:t9:3 # text = Why do we hear mostly about winners? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 mostly mostly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 about about ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 winners winner NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | present · do-support | we | | | | | about winners; mostly *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about winner=Stimulus | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} The government bans videos about losses ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:38-crypto-and-the-stock-market-simply:t9:o1:1 # text = The government bans videos about losses 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 government government NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 bans ban VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 videos video NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 losses loss NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ban** | present | the government | videos | | | | about losses | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer video=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} Losers are always paid back by TikTok ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:38-crypto-and-the-stock-market-simply:t9:o2:1 # text = Losers are always paid back by TikTok 1 Losers loser NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 4 advmod _ _ 4 paid pay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 back back ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 TikTok TikTok PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay back** | present · passive | TikTok | Losers | | | | always *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Asset | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Videos show the winners, not the many who lost ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:38-crypto-and-the-stock-market-simply:t9:o3:1 # text = Videos show the winners, not the many who lost 1 Videos video NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 show show VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 winners winner NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 ccomp _ _ 9 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 10 nsubj _ _ 10 lost lose VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 acl:relcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | Videos | the winners | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent winner=Recipient | | 2 | **lose** | past | | | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} Nobody ever loses money on meme stocks if they hold on long enough ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:38-crypto-and-the-stock-market-simply:t9:o4:1 # text = Nobody ever loses money on meme stocks if they hold on long enough 1 Nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 3 nsubj _ _ 2 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 3 advmod _ _ 3 loses lose VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 5 on on ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 meme meme NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 compound _ _ 7 stocks stock NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ 8 if if SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 9 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 hold hold VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 11 on on ADP RP _ 10 compound:prt _ _ 12 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 10 advmod _ _ 13 enough enough ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** | present | Nobody | money | | meme stocks | ever | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Eventuality | | 2 | **hold on** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | stocks *= stock* | | | | | long *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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