Test 5 · Avoir: to have Lily from Ottawa says, "Il y a means there is, eh." Her brother says it only works for one thing. Who's right?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Lily, Il, brother, it · What happens: say, y, mean, be, work · To what, where: a · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 5 of lesson 29 «Avoir: to have» 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: Lily from Ottawa says, "Il y a means there is, eh."
nsubj case nmod punct punct nsubj nsubj obj ccomp expl ccomp punct discourse punct punct root Lily PROPN from ADP Ottawa PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Il PROPN y VERB a DET means VERB there PRON is VERB , PUNCT eh INTJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lily Lily PROPN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 2 from from ADP _ 3 Ottawa case 3 Ottawa Ottawa PROPN Number=Sing 1 Lily nmod 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 y punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 8 y punct 7 Il Il PROPN Number=Sing 8 y nsubj 8 y y VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 means nsubj 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 y obj 10 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 says ccomp 11 there there PRON PronType=Dem 12 is expl 12 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 means ccomp 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 eh punct 14 eh eh INTJ _ 10 means discourse 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct 16 " " PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Lily from Ottawa vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 y in a quote past Il a tree rules 3 mean in a quote present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 be in a quote present there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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: Her brother says it only works for one thing.
nmod:poss nsubj nsubj advmod ccomp case nummod obl punct root Her PRON brother NOUN says VERB it PRON only ADV works VERB for ADP one NUM thing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 works nsubj 5 only only ADV _ 6 works advmod 6 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 says ccomp 7 for for ADP _ 9 thing case 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 thing nummod 9 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 6 works obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Il's brother vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 work present it for one thing vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for thing=Beneficiary
Sentence 3: Who's right?
nsubj cop punct root Who PRON 's AUX right ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 right nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 right cop 3 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 right punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present right property tree rules
The options Option 1 Her brother: use ils y a for many
nmod:poss nsubj punct case flat:foreign obl case obl root Her PRON brother NOUN : PUNCT use VERB ils X y X a DET for ADP many ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 4 use nsubj 3 : : PUNCT _ 4 use punct 4 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 ils ils X Foreign=Yes 7 a case 6 y y X _ 5 ils flat:foreign 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 use obl 8 for for ADP _ 9 many case 9 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 use obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use infinitive Her brother ils a; for many vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 Her brother: use il y ont for many
nmod:poss nsubj punct dep dep obl case obl root Her PRON brother NOUN : PUNCT use VERB il X y X ont X for ADP many ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 4 use nsubj 3 : : PUNCT _ 4 use punct 4 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 il il X Foreign=Yes 4 use dep 6 y y X _ 7 ont dep 7 ont ont X Foreign=Yes 4 use obl 8 for for ADP _ 9 many case 9 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 use obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use infinitive Her brother ont for many vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice Neither: il y a means he has
nsubj punct nsubj flat:foreign appos nsubj ccomp root Neither DET : PUNCT il X y X a DET means VERB he PRON has VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neither neither DET PronType=Neg 3 il nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 3 il punct 3 il il X Foreign=Yes 6 means nsubj 4 y y X _ 3 il flat:foreign 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 il appos 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 has nsubj 8 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 means ccomp
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present il vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have present he vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer Lily: il y a works for one or many
nsubj punct nmod:unmarked nsubj ccomp case obl cc conj root Lily PROPN : PUNCT il PROPN y VERB a DET works VERB for ADP one NUM or CCONJ many ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lily Lily PROPN Number=Sing 4 y nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 3 il punct 3 il IL PROPN Number=Sing 1 Lily nmod:unmarked 4 y y VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 works nsubj 6 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 y ccomp 7 for for ADP _ 8 one case 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 works obl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 many cc 10 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 8 one conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 y past Lily il tree rules 2 work present a for one vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for one=Beneficiary
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