--- title: Josh's mum sighs, "Mug's game," after her scratchcard wins £0. ("Mug… — Gambling and honesty with change · tree and pragmatics description: Josh's mum sighs, "Mug's game," after her scratchcard wins £0. ("Mug's game" means a thing only a fool expects to win at.) Why does she say that? 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Why does she say that? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mum, scratchcard, game, fool, thing · **What happens:** sigh, win, mean, expect, say · **To what, where:** thing, that · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 3 · ★ 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/#t3). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Josh's mum sighs, "Mug's game," after her scratchcard wins £0. ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t3:1 # text = Josh's mum sighs, "Mug's game," after her scratchcard wins £0. 1 Josh Josh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 mum mum NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 sighs sigh VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Mug Mug PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's 's PART POS _ 7 case _ _ 9 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ 12 after after SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 13 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 scratchcard scratchcard NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 15 wins win VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ 16 £ £ SYM $ _ 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 0 0 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 16 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sigh** | present | Josh's mum | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **win** | present | mum's scratchcard | | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Eventuality | 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:* ("Mug's game" means a thing only a fool expects to win at.) ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t3:2 # text = ("Mug's game" means a thing only a fool expects to win at.) 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 Mug Mug PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 game game NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 " " PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ 7 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 only only ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 fool fool NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 13 expects expect VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl:relcl _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 15 mark _ _ 15 win win VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 xcomp _ _ 16 at at ADP IN _ 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Mug's game | a thing | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic | | 2 | **expect** | present | a fool | a thing *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **win** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a thing *not said here* | | | | | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* Why does she say that? ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t3:3 # text = Why does she say that? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | game | that | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent that=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Scratchcards are free to buy, so nothing at all is ever lost ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t3:o1:1 # text = Scratchcards are free to buy, so nothing at all is ever lost 1 Scratchcards scratchcard NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 buy buy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 8 nothing nothing PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 13 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 8 nmod _ _ 11 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux:pass _ _ 12 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 13 advmod _ _ 13 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | Scratchcards | | | | | free *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **buy** | to-infinitive | Scratchcards *not said here* | | | | | | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **lose** | present · passive | | nothing | | | ever | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} Scratchcards always win if you scratch them slowly enough ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t3:o2:1 # text = Scratchcards always win if you scratch them slowly enough 1 Scratchcards scratchcard NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 3 advmod _ _ 3 win win VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 if if SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 5 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 6 scratch scratch VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 7 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 slowly slowly ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 9 enough enough ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **win** | present | Scratchcards | | | | | always *property* | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **scratch** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | Scratchcards *= scratchcard* | | | | enough, slowly *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The chance of a big win is tiny, so most people lose ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t3:o3:1 # text = The chance of a big win is tiny, so most people lose 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 chance chance NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 big big ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 win win NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 tiny tiny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 so so ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 11 most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 12 amod _ _ 12 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 nsubj _ _ 13 lose lose VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the chance of a big win | | | | | tiny *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **lose** | present | most people | | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **chance** | | a big win | | | | | | nom chance «state intransitive»: of=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} She thinks the scratchcards are actually made out of old mugs ```conllu # sent_id = question:money:40-gambling-and-honesty-with-change:t3:o4:1 # text = She thinks the scratchcards are actually made out of old mugs 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 thinks think VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 scratchcards scratchcard NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 6 actually actually ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 8 out out ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 mugs mug NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | She | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **make out** | present · passive | | the scratchcards | | old mugs | | actually *property* | tree rules | **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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