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title: girl in year 6 apparently sent a photo to some "13 yr old" online n… — Mistakes, asking for help and saying no · tree and pragmatics
description: girl in year 6 apparently sent a photo to some "13 yr old" online n it was really a 50 yr old man, now the police are everywhere, my sister said. what's the bit to believe Test 18 of lesson 99 «Mistakes, asking for help and saying no» of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, with the depende
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# Test 18 · Mistakes, asking for help and saying no

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girl in year 6 apparently sent a photo to some "13 yr old" online n it was really a 50 yr old man, now the police are everywhere, my sister said. what's the bit to believe

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** girl, photo, police, sister, old man · **What happens:** send, be, say, believe · **To what, where:** photo, old, old man, bit · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 18 of lesson 99 «Mistakes, asking for help and saying no» 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/99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no/#t18).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no:t18:1
# text = girl in year 6 apparently sent a photo to some "13 yr old" online n it was really a 50 yr old man, now the police are everywhere, my sister said. what's the bit to believe
1	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	_
5	apparently	apparently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	nsubj	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	13	13	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	yr	year	NOUN	NN	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
14	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	online	online	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
17	n	n	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
20	really	really	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
22	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	23	nummod	_	_
23	yr	year	NOUN	NN	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	24	obl:unmarked	_	_
24	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
27	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	31	advmod	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	nsubj	_	_
30	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	cop	_	_
31	everywhere	everywhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	40	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
33	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	34	nmod:poss	_	_
34	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	nsubj	_	_
35	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	35	punct	_	_
37	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	40	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	40	cop	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	acl:relcl	_	_
41	to	to	PART	TO	_	42	mark	_	_
42	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	40	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | girl in year | a photo |  | old |  | apparently, online *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent photo=Theme to old=Destination |
| 2 | **is a** | past | photo | a old man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | the police |  |  |  | now | everywhere *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | my sister |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is a** | present | a old man | the bit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **believe** | to-infinitive | photo *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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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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None of it, people online are always who they say

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no:t18:o1:1
# text = None of it, people online are always who they say
1	None	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	9	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	online	online	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | None |  |  |  |  | always *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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All of it, every single detail exactly as your sister said it happened

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no:t18:o2:1
# text = All of it, every single detail exactly as your sister said it happened
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
8	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | your sister | detail |  |  |  | exactly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** | past | all single detail |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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People online may not be who they say, so never send them photos

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no:t18:o3:1
# text = People online may not be who they say, so never send them photos
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	online	online	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | say *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **send** | infinitive |  | People |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Destination photo=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only that the police come whenever photos are sent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:everyday:99-mistakes-asking-for-help-and-saying-no:t18:o4:1
# text = Only that the police come whenever photos are sent
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	whenever	whenever	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
7	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	sent	send	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 | **come** | present | the police |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **send** | present · passive |  | photos |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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