--- title: my mate says some site sells "real designer trainers for 5 quid, his… — Too-good-to-be-true offers, online sca… · tree and pragmatics description: my mate says some site sells "real designer trainers for 5 quid, his cousin got 10 pairs". what's likely Test 18 · ★★ of lesson 314 «Too-good-to-be-true offers, online scams and checking the news» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/314-too-good-offers-scams-and-checking-news/t18/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/) / [Too-good-to-be-true offers, online sca…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/everyday/314-too-good-offers-scams-and-checking-news/) / t18 # Test 18 · ★★ · Too-good-to-be-true offers, online scams and checking the… my mate says some site sells "real designer trainers for 5 quid, his cousin got 10 pairs". what's likely **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** mate, site, cousin · **What happens:** say, sell, get, be · **To what, where:** real designer trainers, 10 pairs · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 18 · ★★ of lesson 314 «Too-good-to-be-true offers, online scams and checking the news» 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/314-too-good-offers-scams-and-checking-news/#t18). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:314-too-good-offers-scams-and-checking-news:t18:1 # text = my mate says some site sells "real designer trainers for 5 quid, his cousin got 10 pairs". what's likely 1 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 5 det _ _ 5 site site NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 sells sell VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 " " PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 9 designer designer NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 trainers trainer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ 11 for for ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 5 5 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 13 nummod _ _ 13 quid quid NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ _ 16 cousin cousin NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 17 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 18 10 10 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 19 nummod _ _ 19 pairs pair NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 20 " " PUNCT '' _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 22 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 24 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 cop _ _ 24 likely likely ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | my mate | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **sell** | present | some site | real designer trainers | | | | for 5 quid | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent trainer=Theme for quid=Asset | | 3 | **get** *in a quote* | past | site's cousin | 10 pairs | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pair=Stimulus | | 4 | **is** | present | | | | | | likely *property* | tree rules | 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} It's a real bargain, buy them fast before his cousin buys the rest ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:314-too-good-offers-scams-and-checking-news:t18:o1:1 # text = It's a real bargain, buy them fast before his cousin buys the rest 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 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 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 bargain bargain NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 buy buy VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 8 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ 9 fast fast ADV RB Degree=Pos 7 advmod _ _ 10 before before ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 cousin cousin NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 13 buys buy VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 rest rest NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a real bargain | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **buy** | infinitive | | them *= they* | | | before bargain's cousin | fast *property* | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 3 | **buy** | present | a real bargain | the rest | | | | | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} A price that low on a strange site usually means a fake shop ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:314-too-good-offers-scams-and-checking-news:t18:o2:1 # text = A price that low on a strange site usually means a fake shop 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 price price NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 3 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 low low VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 strange strange ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 site site NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 usually usually ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 fake fake ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 shop shop NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **low** | present | a price | | | a strange site | | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **mean** | present | a price | a fake shop | | | | usually *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shop=Topic | ### Option 3 {#o3} His cousin must be rich now ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:314-too-good-offers-scams-and-checking-news:t18:o3:1 # text = His cousin must be rich now 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 cousin cousin NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 cop _ _ 5 rich rich ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | must | His cousin | | | | now | rich *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} Designer brands sell cheap online ```conllu # sent_id = question:everyday:314-too-good-offers-scams-and-checking-news:t18:o4:1 # text = Designer brands sell cheap online 1 Designer designer NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 brands brand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 sell sell VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 cheap cheap ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ 5 online online ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sell** | present | Designer brands | | | | | cheap, online *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent | **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. 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