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title: Cousin, age 6: "I didn't cheat, you shuffled." Everyone: "OOOOH." Wh… — "The game is rigged because I lost" · tree and pragmatics
description: Cousin, age 6: "I didn't cheat, you shuffled." Everyone: "OOOOH." Why is that a killer comeback? Test 2 · ★★ of lesson 173 «"The game is rigged because I lost"» 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
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# Test 2 · ★★ · "The game is rigged because I lost"

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Cousin, age 6: "I didn't cheat, you shuffled." Everyone: "OOOOH." Why is that a killer comeback?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** I, you · **What happens:** not cheat, shuffle, be · **To what, where:** killer comeback

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This is test 2 · ★★ of lesson 173 «"The game is rigged because I lost"» 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/173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Cousin, age 6: "I didn't cheat, you shuffled."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t2:1
# text = Cousin, age 6: "I didn't cheat, you shuffled."
1	Cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	cheat	cheat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	shuffled	shuffle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **cheat** *in a quote* | past · do-support | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **shuffle** *in a quote* | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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:* Everyone: "OOOOH."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t2:2
# text = Everyone: "OOOOH."
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	OOOOH	ooooh	INTJ	UH	_	1	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* Why is that a killer comeback?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t2:3
# text = Why is that a killer comeback?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	killer	killer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	comeback	comeback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Shuffling always helps the youngest player get the best cards

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t2:o1:1
# text = Shuffling always helps the youngest player get the best cards
1	Shuffling	shuffle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	1	advmod	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shuffle** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | always *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | present | Shuffling | the youngest player |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent player=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **get** | present | Shuffling *not said here* | the best cards |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer card=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Ava never shuffles properly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t2:o2:1
# text = Ava never shuffles properly
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	shuffles	shuffle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **shuffle** | present | Ava |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Ava shuffled the cards herself, so the deal was fair

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t2:o3:1
# text = Ava shuffled the cards herself, so the deal was fair
1	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shuffled	shuffle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shuffle** | past | Ava | the cards |  |  |  | Ava *obl* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | the deal |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The cousin admits cheating

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t2:o4:1
# text = The cousin admits cheating
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	admits	admit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cheating	cheating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **admit** *speech: other* | present | the cousin | cheating |  |  |  |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheating=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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