Test 6 · ★ · Funny French sounds: nasal vowels, the French r and u Freya in Bristol says, "Proper job, but where's the th in thé?" ("Proper job" means great.) What should she know?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Freya, Proper job, job · What happens: say, be, mean, know · To what, where: th, thé · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★ 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: Freya in Bristol says, "Proper job, but where's the th in thé?"
nsubj case nmod punct punct amod ccomp punct cc advmod cop det ccomp case nmod punct punct root Freya PROPN in ADP Bristol PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Proper ADJ job NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ where ADV 's AUX the DET th NOUN in ADP thé NOUN ? PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Freya Freya PROPN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 Bristol case 3 Bristol Bristol PROPN Number=Sing 1 Freya nmod 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 job punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 8 job punct 7 Proper proper ADJ Degree=Pos 8 job amod 8 job job NOUN Number=Sing 4 says ccomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 th punct 10 but but CCONJ _ 14 th cc 11 where where ADV PronType=Rel 14 th advmod 12 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 th cop 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 th det 14 th th NOUN Number=Sing 4 says ccomp 15 in in ADP _ 16 thé case 16 thé thé NOUN Number=Sing 14 th nmod 17 ? ? PUNCT _ 14 th punct 18 " " PUNCT _ 14 th punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: ask present Freya in Bristol vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a in a quote present the th thé tree 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.)
punct punct amod nsubj punct xcomp punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Proper ADJ job NOUN " PUNCT means VERB great ADJ . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 4 job punct 3 Proper proper ADJ Degree=Pos 4 job amod 4 job job NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 job punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 6 means xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct 9 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Proper job great property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: What should she know?
obj aux nsubj punct root What PRON should AUX she PRON know VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 know obj 2 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 know aux 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 know nsubj 4 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 know punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 know should job vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus
The options Option 1 · ✓ the right answer French th is just a plain t sound
compound nsubj cop advmod det amod compound root French PROPN th NOUN is AUX just ADV a DET plain ADJ t NOUN sound NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 French French PROPN Number=Sing 2 th compound 2 th th NOUN Number=Sing 8 sound nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 sound cop 4 just just ADV _ 8 sound advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 sound det 6 plain plain ADJ Degree=Pos 8 sound amod 7 t t NOUN Number=Sing 8 sound compound 8 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present French th a plain t sound tree rules
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice The th is said like "this" in English
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case punct obl punct case obl root The DET th NOUN is AUX said VERB like ADP " PUNCT this PRON " PUNCT in ADP English PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 th det 2 th th NOUN Number=Sing 4 said nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 said aux:pass 4 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 like like ADP _ 7 this case 6 " " PUNCT _ 7 this punct 7 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 said obl 8 " " PUNCT _ 4 said punct 9 in in ADP _ 10 English case 10 English English PROPN Number=Sing 4 said obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present · passive the th English like this vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: subject=Theme in english=Manner
Option 3 French people forgot to say it long ago
amod nsubj mark xcomp obj advmod advmod root French ADJ people NOUN forgot VERB to PART say VERB it PRON long ADV ago ADV The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 French French ADJ Degree=Pos 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 forgot nsubj 3 forgot forget VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 say mark 5 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 forgot xcomp 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 say obj 7 long long ADV Degree=Pos 8 ago advmod 8 ago ago ADV _ 5 say advmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 forget past French people tree rules 2 not say speech: assert to-infinitive French people not said here it ago property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Option 4 The th is said like "thing" in English
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case punct obl punct case nmod root The DET th NOUN is AUX said VERB like ADP " PUNCT thing NOUN " PUNCT in ADP English PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 th det 2 th th NOUN Number=Sing 4 said nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 said aux:pass 4 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 like like ADP _ 7 thing case 6 " " PUNCT _ 7 thing punct 7 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 4 said obl 8 " " PUNCT _ 7 thing punct 9 in in ADP _ 10 English case 10 English English PROPN Number=Sing 7 thing nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present · passive the th like thing in English vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic
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