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# Exam question 3 · Viral facts and chain messages

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It is given that an unsolicited communication offers an electronic device without charge in exchange for sharing and clicking a link. Determine the most probable purpose of such a communication.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** unsolicited communication, exchange, you, communication · **What happens:** give, offer, share, click, determine, purpose · **To what, where:** It, electronic device, link, probable purpose

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 25 «Viral facts and chain messages» of the myths 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/myths/25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages/#e3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* It is given that an unsolicited communication offers an electronic device without charge in exchange for sharing and clicking a link.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages:e3:1
# text = It is given that an unsolicited communication offers an electronic device without charge in exchange for sharing and clicking a link.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	unsolicited	unsolicited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	communication	communication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	offers	offer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	electronic	electronic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	without	without	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	clicking	click	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	conj	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	link	link	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **offer** | present | a unsolicited communication | a electronic device |  |  |  | without charge in exchange | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent device=Theme |
| 3 | **share** | gerund | exchange *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **click** | gerund | exchange *not said here* | a link |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location link=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:* Determine the most probable purpose of such a communication.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages:e3:2
# text = Determine the most probable purpose of such a communication.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	probable	probable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	9	det:predet	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	communication	communication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the probable purpose of such communication |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent purpose=Topic |
| 2 | **purpose** |  | such communication |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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The measurement of internet connection speeds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages:e3:o1:1
# text = The measurement of internet connection speeds
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	measurement	measurement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	connection	connection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	speeds	speed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** |  |  | connection speeds |  |  |  |  | nom measurement «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The conduct of a lawful lottery

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages:e3:o2:1
# text = The conduct of a lawful lottery
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	lawful	lawful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lottery	lottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conduct** |  |  | a lawful lottery |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The charitable distribution of devices to children

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages:e3:o3:1
# text = The charitable distribution of devices to children
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	charitable	charitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	distribution	distribution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	devices	device	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distribute** |  |  | devices to children |  |  |  |  | nom distribution «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The collection of personal details or the distribution of harmful links

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages:e3:o4:1
# text = The collection of personal details or the distribution of harmful links
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	details	detail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	distribution	distribution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	links	link	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distribute** |  |  | harmful links |  |  |  |  | nom distribution «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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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