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title: did u hear?? a man in a van told a kid at the park he had puppies in… — Chain messages, lures and scam messages · tree and pragmatics
description: did u hear?? a man in a van told a kid at the park he had puppies in the back, the kid ran off and told his mum. what's the lesson Test 17 · ★ of lesson 282 «Chain messages, lures and scam messages» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Test 17 · ★ · Chain messages, lures and scam messages

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did u hear?? a man in a van told a kid at the park he had puppies in the back, the kid ran off and told his mum. what's the lesson

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** u, man, kid · **What happens:** hear, tell, have, run off, be · **To what, where:** puppies, back, mum, lesson · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 17 · ★ of lesson 282 «Chain messages, lures and scam messages» of the everyday 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/everyday/282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages/#t17).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t17:1
# text = did u hear?? a man in a van told a kid at the park he had puppies in the back, the kid ran off and told his mum. what's the lesson
1	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	u	you	PRON	PRP	Abbr=Yes|Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	??	??	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	van	van	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
18	puppies	puppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	kid	kid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
26	off	off	ADP	RP	_	25	compound:prt	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
29	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
30	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
32	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	35	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	35	cop	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · do-support | u |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | a man in a van |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **have** | past | a kid at the park | puppies |  | the back |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puppy=Patient |
| 4 | **run off** | past | the kid |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | a man in a van *not said here* |  | kid's mum |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |
| 6 | **is a** | present |  | the lesson |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Go if the man seems really kind and the puppies sound real

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t17:o1:1
# text = Go if the man seems really kind and the puppies sound real
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	really	really	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	puppies	puppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	sound	sound	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
12	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **seem** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the man |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **sound** | present | the puppies |  |  |  |  | real *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only go if the puppies are real

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t17:o2:1
# text = Only go if the puppies are real
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	puppies	puppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the puppies |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It's fine if a friend comes too

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t17:o3:1
# text = It's fine if a friend comes too
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | a friend |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never go with someone you don't know; run to a safe adult

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t17:o4:1
# text = Never go with someone you don't know; run to a safe adult
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with someone | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with someone=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **run** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to a safe adult *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to adult=Result |

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