Test 8 · ★ · Funny French sounds: nasal vowels, the French r and u Jack in Brisbane says "fill" for fille. "Yeah nah, it's 'fee'," says his mum. ("Yeah nah" means no.) Who is closer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Jack, fill, mum, no. · What happens: say, be, mean · To what, where: fill, fee, no. · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 8 · ★ 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: Jack in Brisbane says "fill" for fille. "
nsubj case nmod punct obj punct case nmod punct punct root Jack PROPN in ADP Brisbane PROPN says VERB " PUNCT fill NOUN " PUNCT for ADP fille NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jack Jack PROPN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 Brisbane case 3 Brisbane Brisbane PROPN Number=Sing 1 Jack nmod 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 fill punct 6 fill fill NOUN Number=Sing 4 says obj 7 " " PUNCT _ 6 fill punct 8 for for ADP _ 9 fille case 9 fille fille NOUN Number=Sing 6 fill nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 fill punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 6 fill punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Jack in Brisbane fill for fille vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent fill=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: Yeah nah, it's 'fee'," says his mum.
discourse discourse punct nsubj cop punct ccomp punct punct nmod:poss nsubj punct root Yeah INTJ nah INTJ , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX ' PUNCT fee NOUN ', PUNCT " PUNCT says VERB his PRON mum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yeah yeah INTJ _ 2 nah discourse 2 nah nah INTJ _ 7 fee discourse 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 nah punct 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 fee nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fee cop 6 ' ' PUNCT _ 7 fee punct 7 fee fee NOUN Number=Sing 10 says ccomp 8 ', ', PUNCT _ 7 fee punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 10 says punct 10 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 mum nmod:poss 12 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 10 says nsubj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present fill fee tree rules 2 say speech: assert in a quote present Jack's mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 3: ("Yeah nah" means no.) Who is closer?
punct punct discourse discourse punct obj punct nsubj cop amod punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Yeah INTJ nah INTJ " PUNCT means VERB no. NOUN ) PUNCT Who PRON is AUX closer ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 4 nah punct 3 Yeah yeah INTJ _ 4 nah discourse 4 nah nah INTJ _ 6 means discourse 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 nah punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 no. no. NOUN Abbr=Yes Number=Sing 6 means obj 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 no. punct 9 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 closer nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 closer cop 11 closer close ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 no. amod 12 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present no. vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent no.=Topic 2 is present no. close property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer His mum: fille is "FEE-y", with a little y
The tree, 10 words nmod:poss punct nsubj cop punct compound punct appos punct punct case det amod conj root His PRON mum NOUN : PUNCT fille NOUN is AUX " PUNCT FEE NOUN - PUNCT y NOUN " PUNCT , PUNCT with ADP a DET little ADJ y NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 mum nmod:poss 2 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 9 y punct 4 fille fille NOUN Number=Sing 9 y nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 y cop 6 " " PUNCT _ 9 y punct 7 FEE fee NOUN Number=Sing 9 y compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 9 y punct 9 y y NOUN Number=Sing 2 mum appos 10 " " PUNCT _ 9 y punct 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 y punct 12 with with ADP _ 15 y case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 y det 14 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 15 y amod 15 y y NOUN Number=Sing 2 mum conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote present fille FEE y tree rules
Option 2 Jack: fille rhymes with "Bill"
compound punct nsubj case punct obl punct root Jack PROPN : PUNCT fille NOUN rhymes VERB with ADP " PUNCT Bill PROPN " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jack Jack PROPN Number=Sing 3 fille compound 2 : : PUNCT _ 1 Jack punct 3 fille fille NOUN Number=Sing 4 rhymes nsubj 4 rhymes rhyme VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 Bill case 6 " " PUNCT _ 7 Bill punct 7 Bill Bill PROPN Number=Sing 4 rhymes obl 8 " " PUNCT _ 4 rhymes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 rhyme present Jack fille with Bill vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with bill=Co-Patient
Option 3 Neither: fille is "fee-LAY"
det punct nsubj cop punct punct appos punct root Neither DET : PUNCT fille NOUN is AUX " PUNCT fee NOUN - PUNCT LAY PROPN " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neither neither DET PronType=Neg 3 fille det 2 : : PUNCT _ 1 Neither punct 3 fille fille NOUN Number=Sing 6 fee nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fee cop 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 fee punct 6 fee fee NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 - - PUNCT _ 8 LAY punct 8 LAY LAY PROPN Number=Sing 6 fee appos 9 " " PUNCT _ 6 fee punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a in a quote present neither fille fee tree rules
Option 4 Both: either way is fine
det punct det nsubj cop root Both DET : PUNCT either DET way NOUN is AUX fine ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Both both DET PronType=Tot 4 way det 2 : : PUNCT _ 1 Both punct 3 either either DET PronType=Ind 4 way det 4 way way NOUN Number=Sing 6 fine nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fine cop 6 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present both way fine property tree rules
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