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description: Jamal: "So it's rigged because the best people win? Bro just described sport." What is Jamal's point? Test 8 · ★★ 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 choic
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# Test 8 · ★★ · "The game is rigged because I lost"

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Jamal: "So it's rigged because the best people win? Bro just described sport." What is Jamal's point?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** best people · **What happens:** rig, win, describe, be · **To what, where:** Jamal, sport, point

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This is test 8 · ★★ 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/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Jamal: "So it's rigged because the best people win?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t8:1
# text = Jamal: "So it's rigged because the best people win?
1	Jamal	Jamal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	So	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	rigged	rig	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	win	win	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rig** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | Jamal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** *in a quote* | present | the best people |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=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:* Bro just described sport."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t8:2
# text = Bro just described sport."
1	Bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	vocative	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	described	describe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | past |  | sport |  |  |  | Bro *vocative* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent sport=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What is Jamal's point?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t8:3
# text = What is Jamal's point?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	Jamal	Jamal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Jamal's point |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Top players use cheats

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t8:o1:1
# text = Top players use cheats
1	Top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cheats	cheat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Top players | cheats |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheat=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Sport is always rigged

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t8:o2:1
# text = Sport is always rigged
1	Sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	rigged	rig	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rig** | present · passive |  | Sport |  |  |  | always *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Nobody can ever be the best at a game, so somebody must be cheating

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t8:o3:1
# text = Nobody can ever be the best at a game, so somebody must be cheating
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	somebody	somebody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nsubj	_	_
13	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux	_	_
15	cheating	cheat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Nobody |  |  | a game | ever | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cheat** | must · progressive | somebody |  |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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Better players winning is how fair games work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost:t8:o4:1
# text = Better players winning is how fair games work
1	Better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	amod	_	_
2	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | gerund | Better players *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Better players |  |  |  |  | work *property* | tree rules |

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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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