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description: It is given that a message announces that the recipient has won a contest never entered. State the correct interpretation. Exam question 4 of lesson 281 «Advert tricks and offers that are too good to be true» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Exam question 4 · Advert tricks and offers that are too good to be true

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It is given that a message announces that the recipient has won a contest never entered. State the correct interpretation.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** message, recipient, contest · **What happens:** give, announce, win, not enter · **To what, where:** It · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 281 «Advert tricks and offers that are too good to be true» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/everyday/281-advert-tricks-and-too-good-offers/#e4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that a message announces that the recipient has won a contest never entered.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:281-advert-tricks-and-too-good-offers:e4:1
# text = It is given that a message announces that the recipient has won a contest never entered.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	announces	announce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	recipient	recipient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	ccomp	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **announce** *speech: other* | present | a message |  |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **win** | present · perfect | the recipient |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **enter** | past | a contest |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «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:* State the correct interpretation.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:281-advert-tricks-and-too-good-offers:e4:2
# text = State the correct interpretation.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	interpretation	interpretation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It is an official notice requiring a prompt reply

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:281-advert-tricks-and-too-good-offers:e4:o1:1
# text = It is an official notice requiring a prompt reply
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	requiring	require	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	prompt	prompt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a official notice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **require** | gerund | a official notice *not said here* | a prompt reply |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme reply=Precondition |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It is a trick to obtain information or money

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:281-advert-tricks-and-too-good-offers:e4:o2:1
# text = It is a trick to obtain information or money
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	obtain	obtain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a trick |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **obtain** | to-infinitive |  | information or money |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset information=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is a reward for loyal customers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:281-advert-tricks-and-too-good-offers:e4:o3:1
# text = It is a reward for loyal customers
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	customers	customer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a reward |  |  |  | for loyal customers | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is a genuine prize awarded at random

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:281-advert-tricks-and-too-good-offers:e4:o4:1
# text = It is a genuine prize awarded at random
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	awarded	award	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	random	random	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a genuine prize |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **award** | participle |  | a genuine prize *not said here* |  | random |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

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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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