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title: Mia says, "Yeah nah, I thought ma was for my." ("Yeah nah" means no.… — My family · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia says, "Yeah nah, I thought ma was for my." ("Yeah nah" means no.) What's the fuller truth? Test 3 of lesson 14 «My family» 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 wrong.
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# Test 3 · My family

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Mia says, "Yeah nah, I thought ma was for my." ("Yeah nah" means no.) What's the fuller truth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mia · **What happens:** say, think, be, mean · **To what, where:** ma, no., fuller truth · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 3 of lesson 14 «My family» 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/14-my-family/#t3).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia says, "Yeah nah, I thought ma was for my."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:14-my-family:t3:1
# text = Mia says, "Yeah nah, I thought ma was for my."
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	_
6	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mia |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | past | Mia | ma |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot ma=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  | for Mia | tree rules |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* ("Yeah nah" means no.) What's the fuller truth?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:14-my-family:t3:2
# text = ("Yeah nah" means no.) What's the fuller truth?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
4	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	no.	no.	NOUN	NN	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
9	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	fuller	full	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  | no. |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent no.=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the fuller truth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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mon for masculine, ma for feminine, mes for plural

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:14-my-family:t3:o1:1
# text = mon for masculine, ma for feminine, mes for plural
1	mon	mon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	masculine	masculine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	feminine	feminine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	mes	me	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	plural	plural	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ma is for parents, mon is for children

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:14-my-family:t3:o2:1
# text = ma is for parents, mon is for children
1	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	mon	mon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | ma |  |  |  |  | for parents and children | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | mon |  |  |  |  | for children | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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ma is for all words, mon is only for boys' names

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:14-my-family:t3:o3:1
# text = ma is for all words, mon is only for boys' names
1	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	mon	mon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | ma |  |  |  |  | for all words | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | mon |  |  |  |  | for boys's names | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
mon is old-fashioned, ma is modern

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:14-my-family:t3:o4:1
# text = mon is old-fashioned, ma is modern
1	mon	mon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | mon |  |  |  |  | fashioned *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | ma |  |  |  |  | modern *property* | tree rules |

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