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title: His cousin: "Hot streak? You've been cold for 40 boxes, bro. Freezer… — Loot boxes, streaks and the sunk cost · tree and pragmatics
description: His cousin: "Hot streak? You've been cold for 40 boxes, bro. Freezer streak." What is true? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 172 «Loot boxes, streaks and the sunk cost» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was rig
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# Test 6 · ★ · Loot boxes, streaks and the sunk cost

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His cousin: "Hot streak? You've been cold for 40 boxes, bro. Freezer streak." What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** You · **What happens:** be

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This is test 6 · ★ 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* His cousin: "Hot streak?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost:t6:1
# text = His cousin: "Hot streak?
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* You've been cold for 40 boxes, bro.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost:t6:2
# text = You've been cold for 40 boxes, bro.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · perfect | You |  |  |  |  | for 40 boxes and bro; cold *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Freezer streak."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost:t6:3
# text = Freezer streak."
1	Freezer	freezer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 4:* What is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost:t6:4
# text = What is true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The game turned off his luck

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost:t6:o1:1
# text = The game turned off his luck
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn off** | past | the game | game's luck |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent luck=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Hot streaks always last ten boxes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost:t6:o2:1
# text = Hot streaks always last ten boxes
1	Hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	streaks	streak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
4	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Cold streaks mean a win is due very soon, so he should keep going

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost:t6:o3:1
# text = Cold streaks mean a win is due very soon, so he should keep going
1	Cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	streaks	streak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	win	win	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	3	ccomp	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
15	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Cold streaks |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | a win |  |  |  |  | due, soon *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | should | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Two lucky boxes didn't change the next box's chance

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost:t6:o4:1
# text = Two lucky boxes didn't change the next box's chance
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	lucky	lucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **change** | past · do-support | Two lucky boxes | the next box's chance |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chance=Patient |
| 2 | **chance** |  | the next box |  |  |  |  |  | nom chance «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

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