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title: Whereas a minor has experienced repeated temptation to purchase loot… — Loot boxes and the surprise trap · tree and pragmatics
description: Whereas a minor has experienced repeated temptation to purchase loot boxes, select the response most consistent with established guidance. Exam question 4 of lesson 413 «Loot boxes and the surprise trap» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the 
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# Exam question 4 · Loot boxes and the surprise trap

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Whereas a minor has experienced repeated temptation to purchase loot boxes, select the response most consistent with established guidance.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** experience, repeat, purchase, select, establish · **To what, where:** minor, loot boxes, response

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 413 «Loot boxes and the surprise trap» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/413-loot-boxes-and-the-surprise-trap/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:413-loot-boxes-and-the-surprise-trap:e4:1
# text = Whereas a minor has experienced repeated temptation to purchase loot boxes, select the response most consistent with established guidance.
1	Whereas	whereas	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	minor	minor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	experienced	experience	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	advcl	_	_
6	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	temptation	temptation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	purchase	purchase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	loot	loot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
13	select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	17	advmod	_	_
17	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
20	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **experience** | present · perfect · passive |  | a minor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **repeat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **purchase** | to-infinitive |  | loot boxes |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset box=Theme |
| 4 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 5 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A parent ought to be asked to disable in-game spending in the device settings

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:413-loot-boxes-and-the-surprise-trap:e4:o1:1
# text = A parent ought to be asked to disable in-game spending in the device settings
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	disable	disable	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	spending	spending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	settings	setting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | ought · passive |  | a parent |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **disable** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a parent *not said here* | game spending |  | the device settings |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent spending=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The minor ought to conceal all purchases from the household

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:413-loot-boxes-and-the-surprise-trap:e4:o2:1
# text = The minor ought to conceal all purchases from the household
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	minor	minor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	purchases	purchase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | ought | the minor | all purchases |  | the household |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent purchase=Patient from household=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The minor ought to purchase further boxes until the losses have been recovered

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:413-loot-boxes-and-the-surprise-trap:e4:o3:1
# text = The minor ought to purchase further boxes until the losses have been recovered
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	minor	minor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	purchase	purchase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	losses	loss	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	recovered	recover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purchase** | ought | the minor | further boxes |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset box=Theme |
| 2 | **recover** | present · perfect · passive |  | the losses |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The minor ought to borrow funds from acquaintances

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:413-loot-boxes-and-the-surprise-trap:e4:o4:1
# text = The minor ought to borrow funds from acquaintances
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	minor	minor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ought	ought	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	borrow	borrow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	funds	fund	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	acquaintances	acquaintance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **borrow** | ought | the minor | funds |  | acquaintances |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent fund=Theme from acquaintance=Source |

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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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