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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Telling the time · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the notation 14h30 upon a French timetable. Exam question 3 of lesson 12 «Telling the time» 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 wa
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# Exam question 3 · Telling the time

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the notation 14h30 upon a French timetable.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, notation

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 12 «Telling the time» of the French course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/12-telling-the-time/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:12-telling-the-time:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the notation 14h30 upon a French timetable.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	notation	notation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	14h30	14h30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	flat	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	timetable	timetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the notation |  |  |  | upon a French timetable | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus notation=Experiencer |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It denotes fourteen minutes past three in the afternoon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:12-telling-the-time:e3:o1:1
# text = It denotes fourteen minutes past three in the afternoon
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fourteen	fourteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	past	past	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It |  |  |  | afternoon; minute | past three | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It denotes half past two in the afternoon, upon the twenty-four-hour system

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:12-telling-the-time:e3:o2:1
# text = It denotes half past two in the afternoon, upon the twenty-four-hour system
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	half	half	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	2	advmod	_	_
4	past	past	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
12	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It |  |  |  | afternoon | past two; half *property* | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It denotes half past four in the morning, upon the twelve-hour system

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:12-telling-the-time:e3:o3:1
# text = It denotes half past four in the morning, upon the twelve-hour system
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	half	half	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	2	advmod	_	_
4	past	past	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It |  |  |  | morning | past four; half *property* | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It denotes a duration of fourteen hours and thirty minutes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:12-telling-the-time:e3:o4:1
# text = It denotes a duration of fourteen hours and thirty minutes
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denotes	denote	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	duration	duration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	fourteen	fourteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	thirty	thirty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **denote** | present | It | a duration of fourteen hours and thirty minutes |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot duration=Topic |

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