--- title: Leo: "No way, that's illegal." After 30 rounds, switching won about… — Sounds wrong, but is right · tree and pragmatics description: Leo: "No way, that's illegal." After 30 rounds, switching won about 20 times. What does this show? Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 182 «Sounds wrong, but is right» 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 right --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right/t1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [World](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/) / [Sounds wrong, but is right](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/world/182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right/) / t1 # Test 1 · ★★★ · Sounds wrong, but is right Leo: "No way, that's illegal." After 30 rounds, switching won about 20 times. What does this show? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** that, this · **What happens:** be, switch, win, show This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 182 «Sounds wrong, but is right» 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/182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right/#t1). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Leo: "No way, that's illegal." ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right:t1:1 # text = Leo: "No way, that's illegal." 1 Leo Leo PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 3 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 No no DET DT PronType=Neg 5 det _ _ 5 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 7 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 cop _ _ 9 illegal illegal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that | | | | | no way *obl:unmarked*; illegal *property* | tree rules | 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:* After 30 rounds, switching won about 20 times. ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right:t1:2 # text = After 30 rounds, switching won about 20 times. 1 After after ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 30 30 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 3 rounds round NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 switching switch VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 nsubj _ _ 6 won win VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 about about ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 20 20 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 9 nummod _ _ 9 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **switch** | gerund | | | | | | | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **win** | past | | | | | after 30 rounds; time | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* What does this show? ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right:t1:3 # text = What does this show? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 nsubj _ _ 4 show show VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present · do-support | this | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} It is 50/50 and they were just lucky that afternoon ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right:t1:o1:1 # text = It is 50/50 and they were just lucky that afternoon 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 50/50 50/50 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 5 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 6 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 7 just just ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 lucky lucky ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 conj _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 10 afternoon afternoon NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | 50/50 | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | past | they | afternoon | | | | lucky *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} Staying would have won 20 times out of 30 as well ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right:t1:o2:1 # text = Staying would have won 20 times out of 30 as well 1 Staying stay VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 mark _ _ 2 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 4 aux _ _ 4 won win VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 20 20 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl:unmarked _ _ 7 out out ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 30 30 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 obl _ _ 10 as as ADV RB ExtPos=ADV 4 advmod _ _ 11 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 10 fixed _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stay** | gerund | | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **win** | would · perfect | | | | 30 | time | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Switching really does win about 2 times in 3 ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right:t1:o3:1 # text = Switching really does win about 2 times in 3 1 Switching switch VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 really really ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 3 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 win win VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 xcomp _ _ 5 about about ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 2 2 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obl:unmarked _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 3 3 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **switch** | gerund | | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **win** | present · do-support | | | | 3 | time | | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent in 3=Eventuality | ### Option 4 {#o4} His sister must have been cheating him every round ```conllu # sent_id = question:world:182-sounds-wrong-but-is-right:t1:o4:1 # text = His sister must have been cheating him every round 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 4 have have AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 aux _ _ 5 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 6 aux _ _ 6 cheating cheat VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 9 det _ _ 9 round round NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cheat** | must · perfect · progressive | His sister | him *= he* | | | | | 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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