--- title: Freya in Bristol says, "Proper job, but where's the th in thé?" ("Pr… — Funny French sounds: nasal vowels, the… · tree and pragmatics description: Freya in Bristol says, "Proper job, but where's the th in thé?" ("Proper job" means great.) What should she know? Test 6 · ★ 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 and --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/french/2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u/t6/) [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/) / [Funny French sounds: nasal vowels, the…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/french/2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u/) / t6 # Test 6 · ★ · Funny French sounds: nasal vowels, the French r and u Freya in Bristol says, "Proper job, but where's the th in thé?" ("Proper job" means great.) What should she know? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Freya, Proper job, job · **What happens:** say, be, mean, know · **To what, where:** th, thé · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 6 · ★ 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/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Freya in Bristol says, "Proper job, but where's the th in thé?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t6:1 # text = Freya in Bristol says, "Proper job, but where's the th in thé?" 1 Freya Freya PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 in in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 Bristol Bristol PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ 4 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Proper proper ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 job job NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 10 but but CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 11 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 14 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 th th NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 ccomp _ _ 15 in in ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 thé thé NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 " " PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | present | Freya in Bristol | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | | the th | | thé | | | tree rules | 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:* ("Proper job" means great.) ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t6:2 # text = ("Proper job" means great.) 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 " " PUNCT `` _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 3 Proper proper ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 job job NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 6 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Proper job | | | | | great *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | *Sentence 3:* What should she know? ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t6:3 # text = What should she know? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | should | job | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} French th is just a plain t sound ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t6:o1:1 # text = French th is just a plain t sound 1 French French PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 th th NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 4 just just ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 6 plain plain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 7 t t NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | French th | a plain t sound | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} The th is said like "this" in English ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t6:o2:1 # text = The th is said like "this" in English 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 th th 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 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 like like ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 English English PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive | | the th | | English | | like this | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: subject=Theme in english=Manner | ### Option 3 {#o3} French people forgot to say it long ago ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t6:o3:1 # text = French people forgot to say it long ago 1 French French ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 forgot forget VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 8 advmod _ _ 8 ago ago ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **forget** | past | French people | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | French people *not said here* | it | | | | ago *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic | ### Option 4 {#o4} The th is said like "thing" in English ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u:t6:o4:1 # text = The th is said like "thing" in English 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 th th 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 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 like like ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 " " PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 English English PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive | | the th | | | | like thing in English | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic | **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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