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title: A Gen Z cousin says, "That ad's toy looks huge, but irl it's tiny, i… — Adverts and how they work on you · tree and pragmatics
description: A Gen Z cousin says, "That ad's toy looks huge, but irl it's tiny, it's giving scam." ("Irl" means in real life; "it's giving" means it looks like.) What's happened? Test 3 of lesson 33 «Adverts and how they work on you» of the money course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Test 3 · Adverts and how they work on you

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A Gen Z cousin says, "That ad's toy looks huge, but irl it's tiny, it's giving scam." ("Irl" means in real life; "it's giving" means it looks like.) What's happened?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Z cousin, toy, Irl, life, giving · **What happens:** say, look, irl, be, give, mean · **To what, where:** scam · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 of lesson 33 «Adverts and how they work on you» 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/33-adverts-and-how-they-work-on-you/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A Gen Z cousin says, "That ad's toy looks huge, but irl it's tiny, it's giving scam."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:33-adverts-and-how-they-work-on-you:t3:1
# text = A Gen Z cousin says, "That ad's toy looks huge, but irl it's tiny, it's giving scam."
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Gen	gen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Z	z	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	ad	ad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
13	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	irl	irl	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	parataxis	_	_
24	scam	scam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a Z cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **look** *in a quote* | present | that ad's toy |  |  |  |  | huge *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **irl** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | toy |  |  |  |  | tiny *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **give** *in a quote* | present · progressive | toy | scam |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scam=Theme |

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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:* ("Irl" means in real life; "it's giving" means it looks like.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:33-adverts-and-how-they-work-on-you:t3:2
# text = ("Irl" means in real life; "it's giving" means it looks like.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Irl	Irl	PROPN	NNP	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	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	_
18	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Irl |  |  |  |  | in real life | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in life=Attribute |
| 2 | **give** *in a quote* | present · progressive | life |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **mean** | present | giving |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **look** | present | life |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 3:* What's happened?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:33-adverts-and-how-they-work-on-you:t3:3
# text = What's happened?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The ad used a giant child to make it look small

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:33-adverts-and-how-they-work-on-you:t3:o1:1
# text = The ad used a giant child to make it look small
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ad	ad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the ad | a giant child |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | the ad *not said here* | child |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | infinitive | child *not said here* |  |  |  |  | small *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The toy shrank in the shop's cold air

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:33-adverts-and-how-they-work-on-you:t3:o2:1
# text = The toy shrank in the shop's cold air
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shrank	shrink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shrink** | past | the toy |  |  | the shop's cold air |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The ad used camera tricks to make the toy look bigger

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:33-adverts-and-how-they-work-on-you:t3:o3:1
# text = The ad used camera tricks to make the toy look bigger
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ad	ad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	camera	camera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the ad | camera tricks |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | the ad *not said here* | the toy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | infinitive | the toy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | big *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop sold her a different, smaller toy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:money:33-adverts-and-how-they-work-on-you:t3:o4:1
# text = The shop sold her a different, smaller toy
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | the shop | a different smaller toy | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient toy=Theme |

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