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title: Sophie argues, "bare people say Fraance like a dance move." ("Bare"… — Funny French sounds: nasal vowels, the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Sophie argues, "bare people say Fraance like a dance move." ("Bare" means lots of.) How should France sound in French? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 2 «Funny French sounds: nasal vowels, the French r and u» of the French course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question
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# Test 2 · ★ · Funny French sounds: nasal vowels, the French r and u

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Sophie argues, "bare people say Fraance like a dance move." ("Bare" means lots of.) How should France sound in French?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Sophie, bare people, Bare · **What happens:** argue, say, mean · **To what, where:** Fraance, lots · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 2 «Funny French sounds: nasal vowels, the French r and u» 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/2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Sophie argues, "bare people say Fraance like a dance move."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t2:1
# text = Sophie argues, "bare people say Fraance like a dance move."
1	Sophie	Sophie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	argues	argue	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	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	Fraance	Fraance	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	move	move	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | Sophie |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | bare people | Fraance |  |  |  | like a dance move | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent fraance=Topic |

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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:* ("Bare" means lots of.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t2:2
# text = ("Bare" means lots of.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Bare | lots |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Topic |

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*Sentence 3:* How should France sound in French?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t2:3
# text = How should France sound in French?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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"FRAHNSS", with "ahn" through the nose

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t2:o1:1
# text = "FRAHNSS", with "ahn" through the nose
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	FRAHNSS	FRAHNSS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	ahn	ahn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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"FROHNS", rhyming with "bones"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t2:o2:1
# text = "FROHNS", rhyming with "bones"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	FROHNS	FROHNS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	rhyming	rhyme	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rhyme** | gerund | FROHNS |  |  |  |  | with bones | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with bone=Co-Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"FRAN-see", with an extra sound

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t2:o3:1
# text = "FRAN-see", with an extra sound
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	FRAN	FRAN	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** *in a quote* | infinitive | FRAN |  |  |  |  | with a extra sound | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"FRANCE", with a flat a and a clear n

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t2:o4:1
# text = "FRANCE", with a flat a and a clear n
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	FRANCE	france	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flat	flat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	flat	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	n	n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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

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