--- title: Lily asks, "Is she telling me off?" when her cousin shouts "Souffle… — Dates and birthdays · tree and pragmatics description: Lily asks, "Is she telling me off?" when her cousin shouts "Souffle les bougies !" What's the truth? Test 5 · ★ 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's choice was right. --- [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/t5/) [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/) / t5 # Test 5 · ★ · Dates and birthdays Lily asks, "Is she telling me off?" when her cousin shouts "Souffle les bougies !" What's the truth? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Lily, cousin, truth · **What happens:** ask, tell off, shout, be · **To what, where:** Souffle, Lily · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 5 · ★ 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/#t5). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Lily asks, "Is she telling me off?" when her cousin shouts "Souffle les bougies !" ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t5:1 # text = Lily asks, "Is she telling me off?" when her cousin shouts "Souffle les bougies !" 1 Lily Lily PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 asks ask VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 4 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 Is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 6 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 telling tell VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 ccomp _ _ 8 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 iobj _ _ 9 off off ADP RP _ 7 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ 12 when when SCONJ WRB _ 15 mark _ _ 13 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 cousin cousin NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 15 shouts shout VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 advcl _ _ 16 " " PUNCT `` _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 Souffle Souffle X FW Foreign=Yes 7 obj _ _ 18 les les DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 bougies bougy NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 20 ! ! PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 " " PUNCT '' _ 2 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 | **tell off** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present · progressive | Lily | Souffle | Lily | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | Lily's cousin | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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:* What's the truth? ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t5:2 # text = What's the truth? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the truth | | | | | | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 {#o1} Yes, she's saying wipe your nose ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t5:o1:1 # text = Yes, she's saying wipe your nose 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 wipe wipe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 7 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 nose nose NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | she | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **wipe** | infinitive | she *not said here* | your nose | | | | | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent nose=Source | ### Option 2 {#o2} No, she's saying cut the cake ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t5:o2:1 # text = No, she's saying cut the cake 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 csubj _ _ 6 cut cut VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 cake cake NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | she | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **cut** | past | saying | the cake | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cake=Product | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} No, she's saying blow out the candles ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t5:o3:1 # text = No, she's saying blow out the candles 1 No no INTJ UH Polarity=Neg 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 blow blow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 ccomp _ _ 7 out out ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 candles candle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | she | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **blow out** | infinitive | | the candles | | | | | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent candle=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} Yes, she's saying stop eating the cake ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:11-dates-and-birthdays:t5:o4:1 # text = Yes, she's saying stop eating the cake 1 Yes yes INTJ UH Polarity=Pos 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 stop stop NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 eating eat VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 acl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 cake cake NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | she | stop | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent stop=Topic | | 2 | **eat** | gerund | stop *not said here* | the cake | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient | **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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