--- title: Ryan's card arrives in March. He goes, "Bro, that's two months early… — Dates and birthdays · tree and pragmatics description: Ryan's card arrives in March. He goes, "Bro, that's two months early." He had written 05/03 meaning May 3rd. What went wrong? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 11 «Dates and birthdays» of the French course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova' --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/french/11-dates-and-birthdays/t2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [French](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/french/) / [Dates and birthdays](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/french/11-dates-and-birthdays/) / t2 # Test 2 · ★ · Dates and birthdays Ryan's card arrives in March. He goes, "Bro, that's two months early." He had written 05/03 meaning May 3rd. What went wrong? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** card, that · **What happens:** arrive, go, be, write · **To what, where:** two months, 05/03 meaning This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 11 «Dates and birthdays» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/french/11-dates-and-birthdays/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ryan's card arrives in March. ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t2:1 # text = Ryan's card arrives in March. 1 Ryan Ryan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 card card NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 arrives arrive VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 March March PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **arrive** | present | Ryan's card | | | | march | | vn escape-51.1-1 «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:* He goes, "Bro, that's two months early." ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t2:2 # text = He goes, "Bro, that's two months early." 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Bro bro NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 vocative _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 7 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 9 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 10 nummod _ _ 10 months month NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obl:unmarked _ _ 11 early early ADV RB Degree=Pos 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present | card | | | | | Bro *vocative*; early *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | two months | | | | | tree rules | *Sentence 3:* He had written 05/03 meaning May 3rd. ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t2:3 # text = He had written 05/03 meaning May 3rd. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 written write VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 05/03 05/03 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _ 5 meaning meaning NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 May May PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod:unmarked _ _ 7 3rd 3rd NOUN NN Number=Sing|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **write** | past · perfect | card | 05/03 meaning | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Theme | *Sentence 4:* What went wrong? ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t2:4 # text = What went wrong? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 2 nsubj _ _ 2 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | | | | | | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} The French post is always two months fast ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t2:o1:1 # text = The French post is always two months fast 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 French French ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 post post NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 7 advmod _ _ 6 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 months month NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 8 fast fast ADV RB Degree=Pos 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the French post | two months | | | | always, fast *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} His penpal can't read numbers ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t2:o2:1 # text = His penpal can't read numbers 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 penpal penpal NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 4 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 5 read read VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 numbers number NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **read** | can | His penpal | numbers | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic | ### Option 3 {#o3} France has no month called May ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t2:o3:1 # text = France has no month called May 1 France France PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 4 det _ _ 4 month month NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 6 May May PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | France | | | | month | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **call** | participle | | no month *not said here* | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} France writes day first, so his penpal read 5 March ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t2:o4:1 # text = France writes day first, so his penpal read 5 March 1 France France PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 writes write VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl:unmarked _ _ 4 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 6 so so ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 penpal penpal NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 read read VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 10 5 5 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 11 nummod _ _ 11 March March PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **write** | present | France | | | | day | first *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **read** | past | France's penpal | | | | march | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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. 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