Test 2 · ★ · Funny French sounds: nasal vowels, the French r and u
Sophie argues, "bare people say Fraance like a dance move." ("Bare" means lots of.) How should France sound in French?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Sophie, bare people, Bare · What happens: argue, say, mean · To what, where: Fraance, lots · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 2 «Funny French sounds: nasal vowels, the French r and u» 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: Sophie argues, "bare people say Fraance like a dance move."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophie | Sophie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 argues | nsubj |
| 2 | argues | argue | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 say | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 say | punct |
| 5 | bare | bare | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 people | amod |
| 6 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 say | nsubj |
| 7 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 argues | conj |
| 8 | Fraance | Fraance | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 say | obj |
| 9 | like | like | ADP | _ | 12 move | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 move | det |
| 11 | dance | dance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 move | compound |
| 12 | move | move | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 say | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 argues | punct |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 argues | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | argue speech: disagree | present | Sophie | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert in a quote | present | bare people | Fraance | like a dance move | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent fraance=Topic |
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: ("Bare" means lots of.)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 Bare | punct |
| 3 | Bare | bare | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 means | nsubj |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 Bare | punct |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | lots | lot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 means | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 lots | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| 9 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Bare | lots | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Topic |
Sentence 3: How should France sound in French?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How | how | ADV | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 sound | aux |
| 3 | France | France | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 sound | compound |
| 4 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 How | nsubj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 French | case |
| 6 | French | French | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 sound | nmod |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 How | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
"FRAHNSS", with "ahn" through the nose
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 FRAHNSS | punct |
| 2 | FRAHNSS | FRAHNSS | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 FRAHNSS | punct |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 ahn | punct |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 ahn | case |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 ahn | punct |
| 7 | ahn | ahn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 FRAHNSS | appos |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 ahn | punct |
| 9 | through | through | ADP | _ | 11 nose | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 nose | det |
| 11 | nose | nose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ahn | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
"FROHNS", rhyming with "bones"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 FROHNS | punct |
| 2 | FROHNS | FROHNS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 rhyming | nsubj |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 FROHNS | punct |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 rhyming | punct |
| 5 | rhyming | rhyme | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 bones | case |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 8 bones | punct |
| 8 | bones | bone | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 rhyming | obl |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 rhyming | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rhyme | gerund | FROHNS | with bones | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with bone=Co-Patient |
Option 3
"FRAN-see", with an extra sound
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 see | punct |
| 2 | FRAN | FRAN | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 see | nsubj |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 see | punct |
| 4 | see | see | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 see | punct |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 sound | punct |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 sound | case |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 sound | det |
| 9 | extra | extra | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 sound | amod |
| 10 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 see | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see in a quote | infinitive | FRAN | with a extra sound | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 4
"FRANCE", with a flat a and a clear n
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 FRANCE | punct |
| 2 | FRANCE | france | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 FRANCE | punct |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 flat | punct |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 flat | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 flat | det |
| 7 | flat | flat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 FRANCE | conj |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 flat | flat |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 n | cc |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 n | det |
| 11 | clear | clear | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 n | amod |
| 12 | n | n | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 flat | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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