Test 7 · Silent letters: why French doesn't say everything it writes Jake goes, "bruv, that's not even a language" when Mohammed reads "vows par-lez ang-lays". ("Bruv" means mate.) What did Mohammed get wrong?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Jake, that, Mohammed, ang, Bruv · What happens: go, not be, read, lay, mean, get · To what, where: bruv, language, vows, par lez, mate · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 of lesson 1 «Silent letters: why French doesn't say everything it writes» of the French 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: Jake goes, "bruv, that's not even a language" when Mohammed reads "vows par-lez ang-lays".
nsubj punct punct obl punct nsubj cop advmod advmod det parataxis punct mark nsubj advcl punct obj amod punct conj nsubj punct acl:relcl punct punct root Jake PROPN goes VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT bruv NOUN , PUNCT that PRON 's AUX not PART even ADV a DET language NOUN " PUNCT when SCONJ Mohammed PROPN reads VERB " PUNCT vows NOUN par ADJ - PUNCT lez NOUN ang NOUN - PUNCT lays VERB " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jake Jake PROPN Number=Sing 2 goes nsubj 2 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 bruv punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 bruv punct 5 bruv bruv NOUN Number=Sing 2 goes obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 12 language punct 7 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 12 language nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 language cop 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 language advmod 10 even even ADV _ 12 language advmod 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 language det 12 language language NOUN Number=Sing 2 goes parataxis 13 " " PUNCT _ 12 language punct 14 when when SCONJ _ 16 reads mark 15 Mohammed Mohammed PROPN Number=Sing 16 reads nsubj 16 reads read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 goes advcl 17 " " PUNCT _ 18 vows punct 18 vows vow NOUN Number=Plur 16 reads obj 19 par par ADJ Degree=Pos 21 lez amod 20 - - PUNCT _ 19 par punct 21 lez lez NOUN Number=Sing 18 vows conj 22 ang ang NOUN Number=Sing 24 lays nsubj 23 - - PUNCT _ 22 ang punct 24 lays lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 lez acl:relcl 25 " " PUNCT _ 24 lays punct 26 . . PUNCT _ 2 goes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go present Jake bruv vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not is a in a quote present that a language tree rules 3 read present Mohammed vows and par lez vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vow=Topic 4 lay in a quote present ang par lez not said here vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lez=Result
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: ("Bruv" means mate.)
punct punct nsubj punct obj punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Bruv PROPN " PUNCT means VERB mate NOUN . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Bruv punct 3 Bruv Bruv PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Bruv punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Bruv mate vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mate=Topic
Sentence 3: What did Mohammed get wrong?
obj aux nsubj xcomp punct root What PRON did AUX Mohammed PROPN get VERB wrong ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 get obj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 get aux 3 Mohammed Mohammed PROPN Number=Sing 4 get nsubj 4 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 4 get xcomp 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 get punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get past · do-support Mohammed wrong property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice He forgot to put the question mark at the start
nsubj mark xcomp det compound obj case det obl root He PRON forgot VERB to PART put VERB the DET question NOUN mark NOUN at ADP the DET start NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 forgot nsubj 2 forgot forget VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 put mark 4 put put VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 forgot xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 mark det 6 question question NOUN Number=Sing 7 mark compound 7 mark mark NOUN Number=Sing 4 put obj 8 at at ADP _ 10 start case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 start det 10 start start NOUN Number=Sing 4 put obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 forget past He tree rules 2 not put to-infinitive He not said here the question mark the start vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent mark=Theme at start=Destination
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer He said final letters that should be silent
nsubj amod obj nsubj aux cop acl:relcl root He PRON said VERB final ADJ letters NOUN that PRON should AUX be AUX silent ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 said nsubj 2 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 final final ADJ Degree=Pos 4 letters amod 4 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 2 said obj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 silent nsubj 6 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 silent aux 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 silent cop 8 silent silent ADJ Degree=Pos 4 letters acl:relcl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert past He final letters vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent letter=Topic 2 is should final letters silent property tree rules
Option 3 He should have spoken in Spanish
nsubj aux aux case obl root He PRON should AUX have AUX spoken VERB in ADP Spanish PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 spoken nsubj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 spoken aux 3 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 spoken aux 4 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 Spanish case 6 Spanish Spanish PROPN Number=Sing 4 spoken obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 speak speech: other should · perfect He Spanish vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 4 He said the words in the wrong order
nsubj det obj case det amod obl root He PRON said VERB the DET words NOUN in ADP the DET wrong ADJ order NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 said nsubj 2 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 words det 4 words word NOUN Number=Plur 2 said obj 5 in in ADP _ 8 order case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 order det 7 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 order amod 8 order order NOUN Number=Sing 2 said obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert past He the words the wrong order vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent word=Theme in order=Manner
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