Test 3 · Colours Freya says, "Whit? It's still green." ("Whit" means what.) Why did "une jupe vert" get a red mark?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: Freya, Whit, vert · What happens: say, be, mean, get · To what, where: Whit, une jupe · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 3 of lesson 9 «Colours» 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 says, "Whit?
nsubj punct punct obj punct root Freya PROPN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Whit NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Freya Freya PROPN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 Whit punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 Whit punct 5 Whit whit NOUN Number=Sing 2 says obj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present Freya Whit vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent whit=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: It's still green."
nsubj cop advmod punct punct root It PRON 's AUX still ADV green ADJ . PUNCT " PUNCT 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 4 green nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 green cop 3 still still ADV _ 4 green advmod 4 green green ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 green punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 4 green punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Whit still green property tree rules
Sentence 3: ("Whit" means what.)
punct punct nsubj punct obj punct punct root ( PUNCT " PUNCT Whit NOUN " PUNCT means VERB what PRON . PUNCT ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 means punct 2 " " PUNCT _ 3 Whit punct 3 Whit whit NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Whit punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 what what PRON PronType=Int 5 means obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Whit vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic
Sentence 4: Why did "une jupe vert" get a red mark?
advmod aux punct compound obl nsubj punct det amod obj punct root Why ADV did AUX " PUNCT une X jupe NOUN vert X " PUNCT get VERB a DET red ADJ mark NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Why why ADV PronType=Int 8 get advmod 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 get aux 3 " " PUNCT _ 5 jupe punct 4 une une X _ 5 jupe compound 5 jupe jupe NOUN Number=Sing 8 get obl 6 vert vert X Foreign=Yes 8 get nsubj 7 " " PUNCT _ 8 get punct 8 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 mark det 10 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 11 mark amod 11 mark mark NOUN Number=Sing 8 get obj 12 ? ? PUNCT _ 8 get punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get past · do-support vert une jupe vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mark=Stimulus
The options Option 1 The colour should come before the noun
det nsubj aux case det obl root The DET colour NOUN should AUX come VERB before ADP the DET noun NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 colour det 2 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 4 come nsubj 3 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 come aux 4 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 before before ADP _ 7 noun case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 noun det 7 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing 4 come obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 come should the colour the noun vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before noun=Location
Option 2 vert is only for boys' clothes in France
nsubj cop advmod case nmod:poss case case nmod root vert X is AUX only ADV for ADP boys NOUN ' PART clothes NOUN in ADP France PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 vert vert X Foreign=Yes 7 clothes nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 clothes cop 3 only only ADV _ 7 clothes advmod 4 for for ADP _ 7 clothes case 5 boys boy NOUN Number=Plur 7 clothes nmod:poss 6 ' 's PART _ 5 boys case 7 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan root root 8 in in ADP _ 9 France case 9 France France PROPN Number=Sing 7 clothes nmod
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1 is present vert France for boys's clothes tree rules
Option 3 Skirts can never be green in French
nsubj aux advmod cop case obl root Skirts NOUN can AUX never ADV be AUX green ADJ in ADP French PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Skirts skirt NOUN Number=Plur 5 green nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 green aux 3 never never ADV PronType=Neg 5 green advmod 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 green cop 5 green green ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 French case 7 French French PROPN Number=Sing 5 green obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is can Skirts French green property tree rules
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer jupe is feminine, so the colour needs an e: verte
nsubj cop punct advmod det nsubj conj det obj punct conj root jupe NOUN is AUX feminine ADJ , PUNCT so ADV the DET colour NOUN needs VERB an DET e NOUN : PUNCT verte X The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 jupe jupe NOUN Number=Sing 3 feminine nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 feminine cop 3 feminine feminine ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 needs punct 5 so so ADV _ 8 needs advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 colour det 7 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 8 needs nsubj 8 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 feminine conj 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 e det 10 e e NOUN Number=Sing 8 needs obj 11 : : PUNCT _ 12 verte punct 12 verte verte X Foreign=Yes 3 feminine conj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present jupe feminine property tree rules 2 need present the colour a e vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot e=Theme
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