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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises le maillot jaune in the Tour de France? Exam question 3 of lesson 23 «Hobbies and sport» 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 right.
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# Exam question 3 · Hobbies and sport

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises le maillot jaune in the Tour de France?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** following statements · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** maillot jaune, Tour France

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 23 «Hobbies and sport» 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/23-hobbies-and-sport/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:23-hobbies-and-sport:e3:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises le maillot jaune in the Tour de France?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	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	0	root	_	_
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	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	maillot	maillot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	jaune	jaune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	Tour	Tour	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
15	de	de	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	flat	_	_
16	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 following statements *not said here* | maillot jaune |  | the Tour France |  | accurately *property* | 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.

## The options {#options}

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

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The jersey worn by the rider leading the overall race

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:23-hobbies-and-sport:e3:o1:1
# text = The jersey worn by the rider leading the overall race
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jersey	jersey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rider	rider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
7	leading	lead	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	overall	overall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | participle |  | the jersey *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lead** | gerund | the rider *not said here* | the overall race |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The jersey awarded to the rider finishing last

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:23-hobbies-and-sport:e3:o2:1
# text = The jersey awarded to the rider finishing last
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jersey	jersey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	awarded	award	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rider	rider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	finishing	finish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	last	last	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **award** | participle |  | the jersey *not said here* |  |  |  | to the rider *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to rider=Goal |
| 2 | **finish** | gerund | the jersey |  |  |  |  | last *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The jersey worn by every member of a designated team

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:23-hobbies-and-sport:e3:o3:1
# text = The jersey worn by every member of a designated team
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jersey	jersey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	designated	designate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | participle |  | the jersey *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **designate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The jersey worn exclusively on the final day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:23-hobbies-and-sport:e3:o4:1
# text = The jersey worn exclusively on the final day
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jersey	jersey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | participle |  | the jersey *not said here* |  |  | day | exclusively *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

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