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title: Uncle Mick says, "I'll win big one day, mark my words." Auntie, from… — Gambling and honesty with change · tree and pragmatics
description: Uncle Mick says, "I'll win big one day, mark my words." Auntie, from Liverpool, says, "He's lost a fortune, la, it's not boss." ("Boss" means good.) What's the truth? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 40 «Gambling and honesty with change» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Test 2 · ★ · Gambling and honesty with change

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Uncle Mick says, "I'll win big one day, mark my words." Auntie, from Liverpool, says, "He's lost a fortune, la, it's not boss." ("Boss" means good.) What's the truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Uncle, my, Auntie, fortune, Boss, truth · **What happens:** say, win, mark, word, lose, not be · **To what, where:** words, Auntie, boss · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/money/40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Uncle Mick says, "I'll win big one day, mark my words."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t2:1
# text = Uncle Mick says, "I'll win big one day, mark my words."
1	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Mick	Mick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	mark	mark	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
14	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Uncle |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **win** *in a quote* | future | Uncle |  |  |  | day |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mark** *in a quote* | infinitive | Uncle *not said here* | my words |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent word=Destination |
| 4 | **word** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Auntie, from Liverpool, says, "He's lost a fortune, la, it's not boss."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t2:2
# text = Auntie, from Liverpool, says, "He's lost a fortune, la, it's not boss."
1	Auntie	auntie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Liverpool	Liverpool	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	la	la	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
20	boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Auntie |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | Auntie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | fortune | boss |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* ("Boss" means good.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t2:3
# text = ("Boss" means good.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Boss |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 4:* What's the truth?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t2:4
# text = What's the truth?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the truth |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Auntie is wrong; gambling every week actually saves you money

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t2:o1:1
# text = Auntie is wrong; gambling every week actually saves you money
1	Auntie	auntie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	gambling	gambling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	saves	save	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Auntie |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **save** | present | gambling | money | you |  | week | actually *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary money=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Betting every week always pays off in the end

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t2:o2:1
# text = Betting every week always pays off in the end
1	Betting	bet	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bet** | gerund |  |  |  |  | week |  | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pay off** | present | Betting |  |  |  | in the end | always *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He'll definitely win big if he keeps going

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t2:o3:1
# text = He'll definitely win big if he keeps going
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	definitely	definitely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | future | He |  |  |  |  | big, definitely *property* | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On average gamblers lose; he bet £1,040 and won £200

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t2:o4:1
# text = On average gamblers lose; he bet £1,040 and won £200
1	On	on	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	average	average	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	gamblers	gambler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lose	lose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	bet	bet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	£	£	SYM	$	_	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	1,040	1,040	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	£	£	SYM	$	_	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | average gamblers |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bet** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent £=Recipient |
| 3 | **win** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Eventuality |

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