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title: Sam's brother: "That's a scam, ya muppet, they'll nick your account.… — Scams: free V-Bucks, fake giveaways, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Sam's brother: "That's a scam, ya muppet, they'll nick your account." ("Muppet" means silly person; "nick" means steal.) What should Sam do with the free V-Bucks site? Test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 19 «Scams: free V-Bucks, fake giveaways, phishing texts» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with t
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# Test 1 · ★★★ · Scams: free V-Bucks, fake giveaways, phishing texts

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Sam's brother: "That's a scam, ya muppet, they'll nick your account." ("Muppet" means silly person; "nick" means steal.) What should Sam do with the free V-Bucks site?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** That, brother, your, Muppet, nick, Sam · **What happens:** be, nick, account, mean, steal, do · **To what, where:** scam, account, silly person

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This is test 1 · ★★★ of lesson 19 «Scams: free V-Bucks, fake giveaways, phishing texts» of the money 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/money/19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Sam's brother: "That's a scam, ya muppet, they'll nick your account."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts:t1:1
# text = Sam's brother: "That's a scam, ya muppet, they'll nick your account."
1	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	scam	scam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	ya	ya	INTJ	UH	_	12	discourse	_	_
12	muppet	muppet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	nick	nick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
17	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | That | a scam and muppet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **nick** *in a quote* | future | Sam's brother | your account |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Patient |
| 3 | **account** *in a quote* |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=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.

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*Sentence 2:* ("Muppet" means silly person; "nick" means steal.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts:t1:2
# text = ("Muppet" means silly person; "nick" means steal.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Muppet	muppet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	nick	nick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Muppet | silly person |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | nick |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **steal** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What should Sam do with the free V-Bucks site?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts:t1:3
# text = What should Sam do with the free V-Bucks site?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
7	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	V	v	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Bucks	buck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	compound	_	_
11	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | Sam |  |  |  |  | with the Bucks site | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Type a fake password to trick them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts:t1:o1:1
# text = Type a fake password to trick them
1	Type	type	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	password	password	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	trick	trick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **type** | imperative | you *not said here* | a fake password |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent password=Theme |
| 2 | **trick** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Share it with friends first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts:t1:o2:1
# text = Share it with friends first
1	Share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | with friends; first *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Try it once to see

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts:t1:o3:1
# text = Try it once to see
1	Try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  | once *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Close it and never type his login

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts:t1:o4:1
# text = Close it and never type his login
1	Close	close	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	type	type	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	login	login	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **type** | infinitive | you *not said here* | his login |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent login=Theme |

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