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title: Mum: «Somebody's been on my tablet and the birthday plans are open».… — Snooping on phones, diaries and letters · tree and pragmatics
description: Mum: «Somebody's been on my tablet and the birthday plans are open». It was you. Best reply? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 357 «Snooping on phones, diaries and letters» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice
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# Test 4 · ★★★ · Snooping on phones, diaries and letters

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Mum: «Somebody's been on my tablet and the birthday plans are open». It was you. Best reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Somebody, birthday plans, tablet · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** tablet, you

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This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 357 «Snooping on phones, diaries and letters» 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/357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mum: «Somebody's been on my tablet and the birthday plans are open».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t4:1
# text = Mum: «Somebody's been on my tablet and the birthday plans are open».
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Somebody	somebody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Somebody |  |  | my tablet |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the birthday plans |  |  |  |  | open *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:* It was you.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t4:2
# text = It was you.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	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 a** | past | tablet | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* Best reply?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t4:3
# text = Best reply?
1	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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«It was me, sorry. I spoiled the surprise»

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*Sentence 1:* «It was me, sorry.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t4:o1:1
# text = «It was me, sorry.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	sorry	sorry	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | It | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* I spoiled the surprise»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t4:o1:2
# text = I spoiled the surprise»
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spoiled	spoil	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spoil** | past | I | the surprise |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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«It just opened by itself on the screen»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t4:o2:1
# text = «It just opened by itself on the screen»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** *in a quote* | past | It |  |  | the screen |  | by itself *= it* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by itself=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Did you leave it open?»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t4:o3:1
# text = «Did you leave it open?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** *in a quote* | past · do-support | you | it |  |  |  | open *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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«Probably a hacker»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes:t4:o4:1
# text = «Probably a hacker»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hacker	hacker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

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