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title: Gran from Somerset reads "les souris" and goes, "Proper job, but whe… — Plurals: les, des and silent s · tree and pragmatics
description: Gran from Somerset reads "les souris" and goes, "Proper job, but where's the s, my lover? Should be les souriss." What is true? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 26 «Plurals: les, des and silent s» of the French course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each 
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# Test 5 · ★ · Plurals: les, des and silent s

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Gran from Somerset reads "les souris" and goes, "Proper job, but where's the s, my lover? Should be les souriss." What is true?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Gran · **What happens:** read, go, be · **To what, where:** les, Proper job, s, les souriss · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 26 «Plurals: les, des and silent s» 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/26-plurals-les-des-and-silent-s/#t5).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Gran from Somerset reads "les souris" and goes, "Proper job, but where's the s, my lover?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:26-plurals-les-des-and-silent-s:t5:1
# text = Gran from Somerset reads "les souris" and goes, "Proper job, but where's the s, my lover?
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Somerset	Somerset	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	les	les	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	obj	_	_
7	souris	souris	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	flat:foreign	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	s	s	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	lover	lover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | Gran from Somerset | les |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | Gran from Somerset *not said here* | Proper job |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | the s and my lover |  |  |  |  | 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:* Should be les souriss."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:26-plurals-les-des-and-silent-s:t5:2
# text = Should be les souriss."
1	Should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
2	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
3	les	les	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	compound	_	_
4	souriss	souriss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | should |  | les souriss |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What is true?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:26-plurals-les-des-and-silent-s:t5:3
# text = What is true?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She's right, you add another s

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:26-plurals-les-des-and-silent-s:t5:o1:1
# text = She's right, you add another s
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	add	add	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	s	s	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | you | another s |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent s=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Souris already ends in s, so it doesn't change

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:26-plurals-les-des-and-silent-s:t5:o2:1
# text = Souris already ends in s, so it doesn't change
1	Souris	Souris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	already	already	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	s	s	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | Souris |  |  | s |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **change** | present · do-support | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It should be les sourix

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:26-plurals-les-des-and-silent-s:t5:o3:1
# text = It should be les sourix
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	les	le	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	compound	_	_
5	sourix	sourix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | should | It | les sourix |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It should be les souriz

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:26-plurals-les-des-and-silent-s:t5:o4:1
# text = It should be les souriz
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	les	le	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	compound	_	_
5	souriz	souriz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | should | It | les souriz |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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