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Test 10 · The body

Harvey asks, "It's my mouth, proper job, why's it a girl?" ("Proper job" means great.) What's the rule?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Harvey, It, job, Proper job, rule · What happens: ask, be, mean · To what, where: mouth, girl · Speech: someone speaks here

This is test 10 of lesson 16 «The body» 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: Harvey asks, "It's my mouth, proper job, why's it a girl?"

nsubjpunctpunctnsubjcopnmod:possoblpunctamodconjpunctadvmodcopnsubjdetappospunctpunctrootHarveyPROPNasksVERB,PUNCT"PUNCTItPRON'sAUXmyPRONmouthNOUN,PUNCTproperADJjobNOUN,PUNCTwhyADV'sAUXitPRONaDETgirlNOUN?PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HarveyHarveyPROPNNumber=Sing2 asksnsubj
2asksaskVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3,,PUNCT_2 askspunct
4""PUNCT_8 mouthpunct
5ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs8 mouthnsubj
6'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 mouthcop
7mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs8 mouthnmod:poss
8mouthmouthNOUNNumber=Sing2 asksobl
9,,PUNCT_11 jobpunct
10properproperADJDegree=Pos11 jobamod
11jobjobNOUNNumber=Sing8 mouthconj
12,,PUNCT_17 girlpunct
13whywhyADVPronType=Int17 girladvmod
14'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin17 girlcop
15ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs17 girlnsubj
16aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art17 girldet
17girlgirlNOUNNumber=Sing8 mouthappos
18??PUNCT_17 girlpunct
19""PUNCT_17 girlpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ask speech: askpresentHarveyvn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2is a in a quotepresentItmy mouth and proper jobtree rules
3is a in a quotepresentjoba girltree rules

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: ("Proper job" means great.)

punctpunctamodnsubjpunctxcomppunctpunctroot(PUNCT"PUNCTProperADJjobNOUN"PUNCTmeansVERBgreatADJ.PUNCT)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_6 meanspunct
2""PUNCT_4 jobpunct
3ProperproperADJDegree=Pos4 jobamod
4jobjobNOUNNumber=Sing6 meansnsubj
5""PUNCT_4 jobpunct
6meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
7greatgreatADJDegree=Pos6 meansxcomp
8..PUNCT_6 meanspunct
9))PUNCT_6 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentProper jobgreat propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Sentence 3: What's the rule?

copdetnsubjpunctrootWhatPRON'sAUXtheDETruleNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Introotroot
2'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Whatcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 ruledet
4ruleruleNOUNNumber=Sing1 Whatnsubj
5??PUNCT_1 Whatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe ruletree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

Body parts are always masculine

compoundnsubjcopadvmodrootBodyNOUNpartsNOUNareAUXalwaysADVmasculineADJ
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BodybodyNOUNNumber=Sing2 partscompound
2partspartNOUNNumber=Plur5 masculinensubj
3arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 masculinecop
4alwaysalwaysADVPronType=Tot5 masculineadvmod
5masculinemasculineADJDegree=Posrootroot
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentBody partsalways, masculine propertytree rules

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

The gender belongs to the word, not to the person

detnsubjcasedetoblpunctadvmodcasedetconjrootTheDETgenderNOUNbelongsVERBtoADPtheDETwordNOUN,PUNCTnotPARTtoADPtheDETpersonNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 genderdet
2gendergenderNOUNNumber=Sing3 belongsnsubj
3belongsbelongVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4totoADP_6 wordcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 worddet
6wordwordNOUNNumber=Sing3 belongsobl
7,,PUNCT_11 personpunct
8notnotPARTPolarity=Neg11 personadvmod
9totoADP_11 personcase
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 persondet
11personpersonNOUNNumber=Sing6 wordconj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1belongpresentthe genderto the word and the personvn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme

Option 3

Mouths are feminine only for girls

nsubjcopadvmodcaseoblrootMouthsNOUNareAUXfeminineADJonlyADVforADPgirlsNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MouthsmouthNOUNNumber=Plur3 femininensubj
2arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 femininecop
3femininefeminineADJDegree=Posrootroot
4onlyonlyADV_6 girlsadvmod
5forforADP_6 girlscase
6girlsgirlNOUNNumber=Plur3 feminineobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentMouthsfor girls; feminine propertytree rules

Option 4

Harvey should use mon because he's a boy

nsubjauxobjmarknsubjcopdetadvclrootHarveyPROPNshouldAUXuseVERBmonNOUNbecauseSCONJhePRON'sAUXaDETboyNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HarveyHarveyPROPNNumber=Sing3 usensubj
2shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin3 useaux
3useuseVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4monmonNOUNNumber=Sing3 useobj
5becausebecauseSCONJ_9 boymark
6hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 boynsubj
7'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 boycop
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 boydet
9boyboyNOUNNumber=Sing3 useadvcl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1useshouldHarveymonvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mon=Patient
2is apresentHarveya boytree rules

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