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# Test 8 · ★★ · Le, la, un, une: every word is a boy or a girl

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Mia from Ohio goes, "Okay, it's giving - so my bike's a girl too, une vélo." (it's giving = it seems like) Fix it.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mia, it, bike · **What happens:** go, give, be, seem, fix · **To what, where:** girl, bike

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This is test 8 · ★★ of lesson 25 «Le, la, un, une: every word is a boy or a girl» 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/25-le-la-un-une-every-word-is-a-boy-or-a-girl/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia from Ohio goes, "Okay, it's giving - so my bike's a girl too, une vélo."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:25-le-la-un-une-every-word-is-a-boy-or-a-girl:t8:1
# text = Mia from Ohio goes, "Okay, it's giving - so my bike's a girl too, une vélo."
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Ohio	Ohio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Okay	okay	INTJ	UH	_	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
14	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	parataxis	_	_
19	too	too	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	une	une	X	FW	_	22	compound	_	_
22	vélo	vélo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Mia from Ohio |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **give** *in a quote* | present · progressive | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | my bike | a girl and une vélo |  |  |  |  | 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:* (it's giving = it seems like) Fix it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:25-le-la-un-une-every-word-is-a-boy-or-a-girl:t8:2
# text = (it's giving = it seems like) Fix it.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	=	=	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	_
10	Fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · progressive | bike |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **seem** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **fix** | infinitive |  | bike |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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la vélo: you must use la for bikes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:25-le-la-un-une-every-word-is-a-boy-or-a-girl:t8:o1:1
# text = la vélo: you must use la for bikes
1	la	la	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	nsubj	_	_
2	vélo	vélo	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	flat:foreign	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	la	la	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	bikes	bike	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | must | la | la |  |  |  | for bikes | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent la=Theme for bike=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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une vélo: bikes are feminine like cars

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:25-le-la-un-une-every-word-is-a-boy-or-a-girl:t8:o2:1
# text = une vélo: bikes are feminine like cars
1	une	une	X	FW	_	2	compound	_	_
2	vélo	vélo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	bikes	bike	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	feminine	feminine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | bikes | une vélo *not said here* |  |  |  | like cars; feminine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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un vélo: bike is masculine, but une voiture

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:25-le-la-un-une-every-word-is-a-boy-or-a-girl:t8:o3:1
# text = un vélo: bike is masculine, but une voiture
1	un	un	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	vélo	vélo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	masculine	masculine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	une	une	X	FW	_	10	compound	_	_
10	voiture	voiture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | bike |  |  |  |  | masculine *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
une vélot: you add a t for feminine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:25-le-la-un-une-every-word-is-a-boy-or-a-girl:t8:o4:1
# text = une vélot: you add a t for feminine
1	une	une	X	FW	_	2	compound	_	_
2	vélot	vélot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:desc	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	add	add	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	t	t	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	feminine	feminine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | you | une vélot |  |  |  | for feminine | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent t=Patient |

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