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# Test 4 · Secrets, scams and always telling a grown-up

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In a cartoon the hero's phone rings and his "mum's" voice asks for the bank code. He gives it. What did he get wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** phone, voice · **What happens:** ring, ask, give, get · **To what, where:** cartoon, code

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This is test 4 of lesson 16 «Secrets, scams and always telling a grown-up» of the AI 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/ai/16-secrets-scams-telling/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* In a cartoon the hero's phone rings and his "mum's" voice asks for the bank code.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:16-secrets-scams-telling:t4:1
# text = In a cartoon the hero's phone rings and his "mum's" voice asks for the bank code.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	rings	ring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	_
15	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ring** | present | the hero's phone |  |  | a cartoon |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cartoon=Location |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | voice |  |  |  |  | for the bank code | vn inquire-37.1.2 «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:* He gives it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:16-secrets-scams-telling:t4:2
# text = He gives it.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | voice | code |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What did he get wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:16-secrets-scams-telling:t4:3
# text = What did he get wrong?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past · do-support | voice |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nothing, a mum's voice can always be trusted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:16-secrets-scams-telling:t4:o1:1
# text = Nothing, a mum's voice can always be trusted
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
8	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	10	advmod	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	trusted	trust	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 | **trust** | can · passive |  | Nothing |  |  |  | always *property* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He should have given only half of the code

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:16-secrets-scams-telling:t4:o2:1
# text = He should have given only half of the code
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | should · perfect · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient half=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He should have asked for the code to be sent in writing first, then given it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:16-secrets-scams-telling:t4:o3:1
# text = He should have asked for the code to be sent in writing first, then given it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux	_	_
4	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
16	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | should · perfect | He |  |  |  |  | for the code | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **send** | to-infinitive · passive | He *not said here* |  |  | writing |  | first *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: in writing=Destination |
| 3 | **give** | participle | He *not said here* | writing |  |  | then |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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

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Voices can be faked; he should hang up and call his mum back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ai:16-secrets-scams-telling:t4:o4:1
# text = Voices can be faked; he should hang up and call his mum back
1	Voices	voice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	faked	fake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	hang	hang	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	back	back	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fake** | can · passive |  | Voices |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **hang up** | should | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **call back** *speech: assert* | infinitive | he *not said here* |  | his mum |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |

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