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title: A message says, «You've won a phone! Pay 5 pounds for delivery». Whi… — Harmful pranks, April Fools' tricks, h… · tree and pragmatics
description: A message says, «You've won a phone! Pay 5 pounds for delivery». Which is TRUE? Test 7 · ★★ of lesson 334 «Harmful pranks, April Fools' tricks, hidden adverts and too-good-to-be-true offers» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Test 7 · ★★ · Harmful pranks, April Fools' tricks, hidden adverts and to…

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A message says, «You've won a phone! Pay 5 pounds for delivery». Which is TRUE?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** message, You · **What happens:** say, win, be · **To what, where:** phone · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 334 «Harmful pranks, April Fools' tricks, hidden adverts and too-good-to-be-true offers» 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/334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A message says, «You've won a phone!

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t7:1
# text = A message says, «You've won a phone!
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: express* | present | a message |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **win** *in a quote* | present · perfect | You | a phone |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Eventuality |

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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:* Pay 5 pounds for delivery».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t7:2
# text = Pay 5 pounds for delivery».
1	Pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	delivery	delivery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 3:* Which is TRUE?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t7:3
# text = Which is TRUE?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	TRUE	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Prizes always come by message

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t7:o1:1
# text = Prizes always come by message
1	Prizes	prize	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Prizes |  |  |  |  | by message; always *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by message=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Small delivery fees prove it is real

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t7:o2:1
# text = Small delivery fees prove it is real
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	delivery	delivery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fees	fee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	prove	prove	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | present | Small delivery fees |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

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

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It is almost certainly a trick to take money or card details

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t7:o3:1
# text = It is almost certainly a trick to take money or card details
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	certainly	certainly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a trick |  |  |  | certainly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | money or card details |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is safe because 5 pounds is a small amount and the phone is worth a lot

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers:t7:o4:1
# text = It is safe because 5 pounds is a small amount and the phone is worth a lot
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
5	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | 5 pounds | a small amount |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | the phone |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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