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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a message, purportedly from a friend, whose wording is inconsistent with the friend's habits? Exam question 3 of lesson 444 ««Free skins» and scams in games» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 3 · «Free skins» and scams in games

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a message, purportedly from a friend, whose wording is inconsistent with the friend's habits?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** wording · **What happens:** follow, characteris, be · **To what, where:** message

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 444 ««Free skins» and scams in games» 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/444-free-skins-and-scams-in-games/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:444-free-skins-and-scams-in-games:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a message, purportedly from a friend, whose wording is inconsistent with the friend's habits?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	purportedly	purportedly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	wording	wording	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
20	inconsistent	inconsistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	's	's	PART	POS	_	23	case	_	_
25	habits	habit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | a message |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | wording |  |  |  |  | with the friend's habits; inconsistent *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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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It should be acted upon without delay

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:444-free-skins-and-scams-in-games:e3:o1:1
# text = It should be acted upon without delay
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	acted	act	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	4	obl	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | should · passive |  | It |  |  |  | without delay | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.predicate»: subject=Eventuality |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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It may originate from a person who has compromised the friend's account

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:444-free-skins-and-scams-in-games:e3:o2:1
# text = It may originate from a person who has compromised the friend's account
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	originate	originate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	compromised	compromise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **originate** | may | It |  |  |  |  | from a person | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **compromise** | present · perfect | a person | the friend's account |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **account** |  | the friend |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It constitutes an official notice from the game

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:444-free-skins-and-scams-in-games:e3:o3:1
# text = It constitutes an official notice from the game
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **constitute** | present | It | a official notice |  | the game |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme notice=Pivot |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is certainly genuine, the friend's name and picture being displayed above it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:444-free-skins-and-scams-in-games:e3:o4:1
# text = It is certainly genuine, the friend's name and picture being displayed above it
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	certainly	certainly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	displayed	display	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
14	above	above	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | certainly, genuine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **display** | gerund · passive |  | the friend's name and picture |  | picture |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **name** |  | the friend |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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