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description: A boy in Leeds clicked a «free skins» link and then told his mum, though he was afraid. Why was telling her right? Test 3 · ★★ of lesson 283 «Staying safe online and checking what you see» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Test 3 · ★★ · Staying safe online and checking what you see

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A boy in Leeds clicked a «free skins» link and then told his mum, though he was afraid. Why was telling her right?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** boy · **What happens:** click, tell, be · **To what, where:** skins link, mum, right · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 · ★★ of lesson 283 «Staying safe online and checking what you see» 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/283-safe-online-and-checking-what-you-see/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A boy in Leeds clicked a «free skins» link and then told his mum, though he was afraid.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:283-safe-online-and-checking-what-you-see:t3:1
# text = A boy in Leeds clicked a «free skins» link and then told his mum, though he was afraid.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Leeds	Leeds	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	clicked	click	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	skins	skin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	link	link	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **click** | past | a boy in Leeds | a skins link |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location link=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | a boy in Leeds *not said here* |  | boy's mum |  | then |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient |
| 3 | **is** | past | boy |  |  |  |  | afraid *property* | 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:* Why was telling her right?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:283-safe-online-and-checking-what-you-see:t3:2
# text = Why was telling her right?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · progressive |  | Leeds's right |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent right=Recipient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It was not right; he should hide it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:283-safe-online-and-checking-what-you-see:t3:o1:1
# text = It was not right; he should hide it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hide** | should | he | it |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Telling her undoes the click by itself and makes the link go away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:283-safe-online-and-checking-what-you-see:t3:o2:1
# text = Telling her undoes the click by itself and makes the link go away
1	Telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	undoes	undo	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	click	click	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	link	link	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
13	away	away	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 2 | **undo** | present | Telling | the click |  |  |  | by click | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent click=Patient |
| 3 | **make** | present | Telling *not said here* | the link |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go away** | infinitive | the link *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Acting fast, like changing passwords, can stop the damage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:283-safe-online-and-checking-what-you-see:t3:o3:1
# text = Acting fast, like changing passwords, can stop the damage
1	Acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	csubj	_	_
2	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	changing	change	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	passwords	password	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **change** | gerund |  | passwords |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent password=Patient |
| 3 | **stop** | can | Acting | the damage |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality damage=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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His mum will buy him the skins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:283-safe-online-and-checking-what-you-see:t3:o4:1
# text = His mum will buy him the skins
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	skins	skin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | future | His mum | the skins | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary skin=Theme |

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