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description: A girl's grandma gets an email with the bank's logo asking her to «confirm her PIN». What should she do? Test 6 · ★ 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 question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 6 · ★ · Chain messages, lures and scam messages

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A girl's grandma gets an email with the bank's logo asking her to «confirm her PIN». What should she do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** grandma, email · **What happens:** get, ask, confirm, do · **To what, where:** email, grandma, PIN · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A girl's grandma gets an email with the bank's logo asking her to «confirm her PIN».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t6:1
# text = A girl's grandma gets an email with the bank's logo asking her to «confirm her PIN».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	email	email	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	logo	logo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
13	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
14	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	confirm	confirm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	PIN	pin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | a girl's grandma | a email |  |  |  | with the bank's logo | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer email=Stimulus |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | a email *not said here* |  | grandma |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **confirm** *not said to happen, in a quote* | to-infinitive | a email *not said here* | grandma's PIN |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot pin=Topic |

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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:* What should she do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t6:2
# text = What should she do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | grandma |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Click the link quickly before her account is locked for good

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t6:o1:1
# text = Click the link quickly before her account is locked for good
1	Click	click	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	link	link	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **click** | imperative | you *not said here* | the link |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location link=Theme |
| 2 | **lock** | present · passive |  | her account |  |  |  | for good | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **account** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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Not click, and contact the bank using its real number

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t6:o2:1
# text = Not click, and contact the bank using its real number
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	click	click	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	contact	contact	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **click** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **contact** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the bank |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | gerund | you *not said here* | bank's real number |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Forward it to the family to check

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t6:o3:1
# text = Forward it to the family to check
1	Forward	forward	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forward** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | the family |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to family=Destination |
| 2 | **check** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Reply with her PIN to keep her account safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t6:o4:1
# text = Reply with her PIN to keep her account safe
1	Reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	PIN	pin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | her account |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Theme |
| 2 | **account** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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