Test 4 · Songs and rhymes
Jake from Texas sings "Savez-vous planter les choux ?" and goes, "Y'all, this song is unhinged - I'm planting with my nose!" Why is it a good song for school?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Jake, Savez, Y'all, song · What happens: sing, choux, go, unhinge, plant, be · To what, where: Y'all, song · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 4 of lesson 31 «Songs and rhymes» 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: Jake from Texas sings "Savez-vous planter les choux ?" and goes, "Y'all, this song is unhinged - I'm planting with my nose!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake | Jake | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 sings | nsubj |
| 2 | from | from | ADP | _ | 3 Texas | case |
| 3 | Texas | Texas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Jake | nmod |
| 4 | sings | sing | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 Savez | punct |
| 6 | Savez | Savez | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 choux | nsubj |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 Savez | punct |
| 8 | vous | vous | X | Foreign=Yes | 11 choux | flat:foreign |
| 9 | planter | planter | X | _ | 11 choux | compound |
| 10 | les | les | X | Foreign=Yes | 11 choux | compound |
| 11 | choux | choux | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sings | ccomp |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 11 choux | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 choux | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 goes | cc |
| 15 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 sings | conj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 Y'all | punct |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 18 Y'all | punct |
| 18 | Y'all | Y'all | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 goes | obj |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 unhinged | punct |
| 20 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 21 song | det |
| 21 | song | song | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 unhinged | nsubj:pass |
| 22 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 23 unhinged | aux:pass |
| 23 | unhinged | unhinge | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 18 Y'all | acl:relcl |
| 24 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 27 planting | punct |
| 25 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 27 planting | nsubj |
| 26 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 27 planting | aux |
| 27 | planting | plant | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 sings | advcl |
| 28 | with | with | ADP | _ | 30 nose | case |
| 29 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 30 nose | nmod:poss |
| 30 | nose | nose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 planting | obl |
| 31 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 27 planting | punct |
| 32 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 27 planting | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sing speech: express | present | Jake from Texas | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location | |||||
| 2 | choux in a quote | Savez | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | go | present | Jake from Texas not said here | Y'all | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location y'all=Theme | ||||
| 4 | unhinge in a quote | present · passive | Y'all not said here | this song | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 5 | plant in a quote | present · progressive | Jake from Texas = jake | with my nose | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with nose=Instrument |
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: Why is it a good song for school?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Rel | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Why | cop |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Why | nsubj |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 song | det |
| 5 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 song | amod |
| 6 | song | song | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Why | nsubj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 school | case |
| 8 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 song | nmod |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 Why | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | song | why property | tree rules |
The options
Option 1 · ✓ the right answer
Each verse names a body part, so you learn them
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 verse | det |
| 2 | verse | verse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 names | nsubj |
| 3 | names | name | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 part | det |
| 5 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 part | compound |
| 6 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 names | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 learn | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 learn | advmod |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 learn | nsubj |
| 10 | learn | learn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 names | conj |
| 11 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 learn | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | name | present | each verse | a body part | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme | ||||
| 2 | learn | present | you | them = they | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic |
Option 2
It helps you learn the days of the week
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 helps | nsubj |
| 2 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 helps | obj |
| 4 | learn | learn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 helps | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 days | det |
| 6 | days | day | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 learn | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 week | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 week | det |
| 9 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 days | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | present | It | you | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme | ||||
| 2 | learn | infinitive | you not said here | day | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
It teaches you real gardening tips
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 teaches | nsubj |
| 2 | teaches | teach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 teaches | iobj |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 tips | amod |
| 5 | gardening | gardening | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 tips | compound |
| 6 | tips | tip | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 teaches | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | teach speech: other | present | It | real gardening tips | you | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient tip=Topic |
Option 4
It is the French national anthem
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 anthem | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 anthem | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 anthem | det |
| 4 | French | French | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 anthem | amod |
| 5 | national | national | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 anthem | amod |
| 6 | anthem | anthem | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | the French national anthem | tree rules |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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