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title: "SEND TO 10 PPL OR BAD LUCK 4 10 YEARS!!!" your little cousin is cry… — Viral facts and chain messages · tree and pragmatics
description: "SEND TO 10 PPL OR BAD LUCK 4 10 YEARS!!!" your little cousin is crying. What do you tell him? Test 1 · ★★ of lesson 25 «Viral facts and chain messages» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Test 1 · ★★ · Viral facts and chain messages

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"SEND TO 10 PPL OR BAD LUCK 4 10 YEARS!!!" your little cousin is crying. What do you tell him?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, little cousin · **What happens:** send, cry, tell · **To what, where:** 10 PPL, cousin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 1 · ★★ of lesson 25 «Viral facts and chain messages» of the myths 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/myths/25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* "SEND TO 10 PPL OR BAD LUCK 4 10 YEARS!!!" your little cousin is crying.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages:t1:1
# text = "SEND TO 10 PPL OR BAD LUCK 4 10 YEARS!!!" your little cousin is crying.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	SEND	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	TO	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	PPL	people	NOUN	NNS	Abbr=Yes|Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	OR	or	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	BAD	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	LUCK	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	_
10	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	YEARS	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!!!	!!!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
14	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | 10 PPL  OR BAD LUCK and 10 YEARS |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to people=Destination |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | present · progressive | your little cousin |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=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:* What do you tell him?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages:t1:2
# text = What do you tell him?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | you |  | cousin |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Send it to 20 to get double luck

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages:t1:o1:1
# text = Send it to 20 to get double luck
1	Send	send	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	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	double	double	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | 20 |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to 20=Destination |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | double luck |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer luck=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Throw his phone in the bin to break the curse for good

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages:t1:o2:1
# text = Throw his phone in the bin to break the curse for good
1	Throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	curse	curse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | imperative | you *not said here* | his phone |  | the bin |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent phone=Theme in bin=Destination |
| 2 | **break** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the curse |  |  |  | for good | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer curse=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Send it quickly, just in case

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages:t1:o3:1
# text = Send it quickly, just in case
1	Send	send	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	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  | case |  | quickly *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in case=Destination |

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

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It's just words on a screen; nothing will happen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:25-viral-facts-and-chain-messages:t1:o4:1
# text = It's just words on a screen; nothing will happen
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
10	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | words |  | a screen |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | future | nothing |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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