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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Scams: free V-Bucks, fake giveaways, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning requests for gift card codes by persons claiming to represent a company. Exam question 4 of lesson 19 «Scams: free V-Bucks, fake giveaways, phishing texts» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 4 · Scams: free V-Bucks, fake giveaways, phishing texts

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning requests for gift card codes by persons claiming to represent a company.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, persons · **What happens:** select, establish, claim, represent, request · **To what, where:** response, company

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 19 «Scams: free V-Bucks, fake giveaways, phishing texts» of the money 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/money/19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts:e4:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning requests for gift card codes by persons claiming to represent a company.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concerning	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	requests	request	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	codes	code	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	persons	person	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
17	claiming	claim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	acl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	represent	represent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **claim** *speech: other* | gerund | persons *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **represent** | to-infinitive | persons *not said here* | a company |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot company=Theme |
| 5 | **request** |  | persons |  |  |  |  | for card codes | nom request «communication transitive»: for=obl by=agent |

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

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Genuine companies never make such requests, the funds being untraceable

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts:e4:o1:1
# text = Genuine companies never make such requests, the funds being untraceable
1	Genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	companies	company	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	requests	request	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	funds	fund	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
11	untraceable	untraceable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **make** | present | Genuine companies | such requests |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset request=Product |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | the funds | such requests *not said here* |  |  |  | untraceable *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Such requests are customary and may be safely granted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts:e4:o2:1
# text = Such requests are customary and may be safely granted
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	requests	request	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	customary	customary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	granted	grant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Such requests | customary |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grant** | may · passive | Such requests *not said here* |  |  |  |  | safely *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Such requests are genuine where the sum is below twenty pounds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts:e4:o3:1
# text = Such requests are genuine where the sum is below twenty pounds
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	requests	request	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	below	below	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Such requests |  |  |  |  | genuine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the sum | twenty pounds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Such requests are genuine where the caller knows the account holder's name and address

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts:e4:o4:1
# text = Such requests are genuine where the caller knows the account holder's name and address
1	Such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	requests	request	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	caller	caller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	holder	holder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Such requests |  |  |  |  | genuine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | present | the caller | the account holder's name and address |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer name=Stimulus |
| 3 | **name** |  | the account holder |  |  |  |  |  | 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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