Test 6 · ★★ · Numbers 70 to 100: soixante-dix and quatre-vingts A lady in Brussels says the price is "septante euros". Lily asks, "Isn't 70 soixante-dix? Was she having a laugh?" ("Having a laugh" means joking.) What is true?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: lady, price, Lily, 70, Having · What happens: say, be, ask, not be, have, mean · To what, where: septante euros, soixante dix, laugh · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 6 · ★★ of lesson 8 «Numbers 70 to 100: soixante-dix and quatre-vingts» 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: A lady in Brussels says the price is "septante euros".
det nsubj case nmod det nsubj cop punct compound ccomp punct punct root A DET lady NOUN in ADP Brussels PROPN says VERB the DET price NOUN is AUX " PUNCT septante NOUN euros NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lady det 2 lady lady NOUN Number=Sing 5 says nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 4 Brussels case 4 Brussels Brussels PROPN Number=Sing 2 lady nmod 5 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 price det 7 price price NOUN Number=Sing 11 euros nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 euros cop 9 " " PUNCT _ 11 euros punct 10 septante septante NOUN Number=Sing 11 euros compound 11 euros euro NOUN Number=Plur 5 says ccomp 12 " " PUNCT _ 11 euros punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present a lady in Brussels vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a in a quote present the price septante euros 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: Lily asks, "Isn't 70 soixante-dix?
nsubj punct punct cop advmod nsubj compound punct parataxis punct root Lily PROPN asks VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Is AUX n't PART 70 NUM soixante X - PUNCT dix NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lily Lily PROPN Number=Sing 2 asks nsubj 2 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 asks punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 10 dix punct 5 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 dix cop 6 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 10 dix advmod 7 70 70 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 dix nsubj 8 soixante soixante X Foreign=Yes 10 dix compound 9 - - PUNCT _ 10 dix punct 10 dix dix NOUN Number=Sing 2 asks parataxis 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 asks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask present Lily vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not is a in a quote present 70 soixante dix tree rules
Sentence 3: Was she having a laugh?"
aux nsubj det obj punct punct root Was AUX she PRON having VERB a DET laugh NOUN ? PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 having aux 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 having nsubj 3 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 laugh det 5 laugh laugh NOUN Number=Sing 3 having obj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 having punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 3 having punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have past · progressive Lily a laugh vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laugh=Patient
Sentence 4: ("Having a laugh" means joking.)
punct punct csubj det obj punct xcomp punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Having VERB a DET laugh NOUN " PUNCT means VERB joking VERB . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 7 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Having punct 3 Having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 means csubj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 laugh det 5 laugh laugh NOUN Number=Sing 3 Having obj 6 " " PUNCT _ 3 Having punct 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 joking joke VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 means xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have in a quote gerund a laugh vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laugh=Patient 2 mean present Having vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 joke speech: other not said to happen gerund Having not said here vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 5: What is true?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON is AUX true ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 true nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 true cop 3 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 true punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present true property tree rules
The options Option 1 · ← Mova's choice Septante is slang only teenagers use
compound cop compound advmod nsubj root Septante PROPN is AUX slang NOUN only ADV teenagers NOUN use VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Septante Septante PROPN Number=Sing 3 slang compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 slang cop 3 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing 5 teenagers compound 4 only only ADV _ 5 teenagers advmod 5 teenagers teenager NOUN Number=Plur 6 use nsubj 6 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Septante slang tree rules 2 use present slang teenagers vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Option 2 The Belgian lady made a mistake
det amod nsubj det obj root The DET Belgian ADJ lady NOUN made VERB a DET mistake NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 lady det 2 Belgian Belgian ADJ Degree=Pos 3 lady amod 3 lady lady NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj 4 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 mistake det 6 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 4 made obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past the Belgian lady a mistake vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product
Option 3 Septante means 7 in Belgium
nsubj obj case obl root Septante NOUN means VERB 7 NUM in ADP Belgium PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Septante Septante NOUN Foreign=Yes 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 7 7 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 means obj 4 in in ADP _ 5 Belgium case 5 Belgium Belgium PROPN Number=Sing 2 means obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Septante 7 in Belgium vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot 7=Theme in belgium=Attribute
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer Septante is proper French in Belgium and Switzerland
nsubj cop amod case obl cc conj root Septante PROPN is AUX proper ADJ French ADJ in ADP Belgium PROPN and CCONJ Switzerland PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Septante Septante PROPN Number=Sing 4 French nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 French cop 3 proper proper ADJ Degree=Pos 4 French amod 4 French French ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 Belgium case 6 Belgium Belgium PROPN Number=Sing 4 French obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 Switzerland cc 8 Switzerland Switzerland PROPN Number=Sing 6 Belgium conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Septante Belgium and Switzerland french property tree rules
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