Test 4 · ★ · Chain messages, lures and scam messages
An online friend says «Don't tell your parents about me, let's talk on another app». Why is this a warning sign?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: online friend, 's, this · What happens: say, not tell, let, talk, be · To what, where: parents, 's, app, warning sign · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 282 «Chain messages, lures and scam messages» of the everyday 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.
The question
Sentence 1: An online friend says «Don't tell your parents about me, let's talk on another app».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 friend | det |
| 2 | online | online | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 friend | amod |
| 3 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 says | nsubj |
| 4 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 tell | punct |
| 6 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 8 tell | aux |
| 7 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 tell | advmod |
| 8 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 says | ccomp |
| 9 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 parents | nmod:poss |
| 10 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 tell | obj |
| 11 | about | about | ADP | _ | 12 me | case |
| 12 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 tell | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 let | punct |
| 14 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 tell | conj |
| 15 | 's | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 let | obj |
| 16 | talk | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 let | xcomp |
| 17 | on | on | ADP | _ | 19 app | case |
| 18 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 19 app | det |
| 19 | app | app | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 talk | obl |
| 20 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 tell | punct |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | a online friend | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not tell speech: assert in a quote | infinitive · do-support | your parents | about a online friend = friend | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient about i=Topic | ||||
| 3 | let in a quote | infinitive | 's | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | talk in a quote | infinitive | 's not said here | another app | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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.
Sentence 2: Why is this a warning sign?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 sign | advmod |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 sign | cop |
| 3 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 sign | nsubj |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 sign | det |
| 5 | warning | warning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sign | compound |
| 6 | sign | sign | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 sign | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | this | a warning sign | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It is normal for good friends to keep secrets from their parents
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 normal | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 normal | cop |
| 3 | normal | normal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 friends | case |
| 5 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 friends | amod |
| 6 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 normal | obl |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 keep | mark |
| 8 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 normal | advcl |
| 9 | secrets | secret | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 keep | obj |
| 10 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 parents | case |
| 11 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 parents | nmod:poss |
| 12 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 keep | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | for good friends; normal property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | keep | to-infinitive | secrets | from secrets's parents | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer secret=Beneficiary from parent=Eventuality |
Option 2
Parents don't understand games
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 understand | nsubj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 understand | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 understand | advmod |
| 4 | understand | understand | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | games | game | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 understand | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not understand | present · do-support | Parents | games | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer game=Stimulus |
Option 3
Other apps are always faster
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 apps | amod |
| 2 | apps | app | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 faster | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 faster | cop |
| 4 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 5 faster | advmod |
| 5 | faster | fast | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Other apps | always, fast property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Moving away from watched places and secrets are danger signs
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moving | move | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 signs | csubj |
| 2 | away | away | ADV | _ | 1 Moving | advmod |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 5 places | case |
| 4 | watched | watch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 places | amod |
| 5 | places | place | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Moving | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 secrets | cc |
| 7 | secrets | secret | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 places | conj |
| 8 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 signs | cop |
| 9 | danger | danger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 signs | compound |
| 10 | signs | sign | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move away | gerund | watched places and secrets | away property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from place=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | watch | participle | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | is a | present | Moving | danger signs | tree rules |
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