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description: A family agreed that the code word is «pineapple». Mum gets a text from a «new number» asking for money but it doesn't know the word. What does that show? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 282 «Chain messages, lures and scam messages» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Test 9 · ★ · Chain messages, lures and scam messages

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A family agreed that the code word is «pineapple». Mum gets a text from a «new number» asking for money but it doesn't know the word. What does that show?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** family, code word, Mum, text, that · **What happens:** agree, be, get, ask, not know, show · **To what, where:** pineapple, text, new number, word · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 9 · ★ 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/#t9).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A family agreed that the code word is «pineapple».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t9:1
# text = A family agreed that the code word is «pineapple».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	pineapple	pineapple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | a family |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the code word | pineapple |  |  |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* Mum gets a text from a «new number» asking for money but it doesn't know the word.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t9:2
# text = Mum gets a text from a «new number» asking for money but it doesn't know the word.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
11	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Mum | a text |  | a new number |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent text=Theme from number=Source |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | for money | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | text | the word |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 3:* What does that show?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t9:3
# text = What does that 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	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
4	show	show	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 | **show** | present · do-support | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The phone company changed the number and the code word with it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t9:o1:1
# text = The phone company changed the number and the code word with it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | past | the phone company | the number and the code word with word |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The code word was too hard

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t9:o2:1
# text = The code word was too hard
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the code word |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Her child forgot the word

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t9:o3:1
# text = Her child forgot the word
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | past | Her child | the word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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It is probably a scammer pretending to be her child

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:282-chain-messages-lures-and-scam-messages:t9:o4:1
# text = It is probably a scammer pretending to be her child
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	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	scammer	scammer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a scammer |  |  |  | probably *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pretend** | gerund | a scammer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | to-infinitive | a scammer *not said here* | her child |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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