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# Exam question 1 · Funny French sounds: nasal vowels, the French r and u

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the pronunciation of the French word bon?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, pronounce · **To what, where:** pronunciation, French word bon

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 2 «Funny French sounds: nasal vowels, the French r and u» 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/2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the pronunciation of the French word bon?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pronunciation	pronunciation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	bon	bon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the pronunciation of the French word bon |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **pronounce** |  |  | the French word bon |  |  |  |  | nom pronunciation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The vowel is nasalised and the terminal n is not articulated as in English

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:e1:o1:1
# text = The vowel is nasalised and the terminal n is not articulated as in English
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vowel	vowel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	nasalised	nasalise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	terminal	terminal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	n	n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	articulated	articulate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nasalise** | present · passive |  | the vowel |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **articulate** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | the terminal n |  |  |  | as English | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The vowel is pronounced as in the English word "bone"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:e1:o2:1
# text = The vowel is pronounced as in the English word "bone"
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vowel	vowel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pronounce** | present · passive |  | the vowel |  |  |  | as the English word | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The terminal n is doubled and pronounced with considerable emphasis

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:e1:o3:1
# text = The terminal n is doubled and pronounced with considerable emphasis
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	terminal	terminal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	n	n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	doubled	double	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	considerable	considerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **double** | present · passive |  | the terminal n |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **pronounce** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with considerable emphasis | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent with emphasis=Manner |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The word is pronounced identically to the German city of Bonn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:e1:o4:1
# text = The word is pronounced identically to the German city of Bonn
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	identically	identically	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	German	German	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Bonn	Bonn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pronounce** | present · passive |  | the word |  |  |  | to the German city of Bonn; identically *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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