--- title: Harvey from Glasgow goes, "Och, the endings are doin' ma heid in!" (… — Avoir: to have · tree and pragmatics description: Harvey from Glasgow goes, "Och, the endings are doin' ma heid in!" (doing my head in = driving me mad) Which pair of endings helps him? 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(doing my head in = driving me mad) Which pair of endings helps him? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Harvey, endings, doing · **What happens:** go, be, do, drive, help · **To what, where:** doin, head, me, Harvey This is test 6 of lesson 29 «Avoir: to have» 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/29-avoir-to-have/#t6). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Harvey from Glasgow goes, "Och, the endings are doin' ma heid in!" ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:29-avoir-to-have:t6:1 # text = Harvey from Glasgow goes, "Och, the endings are doin' ma heid in!" 1 Harvey Harvey PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 from from ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 Glasgow Glasgow 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 `` _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 Och och INTJ UH _ 12 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 endings ending NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 11 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 12 doin doin NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 15 punct _ _ 14 ma ma NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 heid heid NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 appos _ _ 16 in in ADP RP _ 15 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ! ! PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 18 " " PUNCT '' _ 15 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present | Harvey from Glasgow | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the endings | doin | | | | | 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:* (doing my head in = driving me mad) Which pair of endings helps him? ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:29-avoir-to-have:t6:2 # text = (doing my head in = driving me mad) Which pair of endings helps him? 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 doing do VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 15 csubj _ _ 3 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 4 nmod _ _ 6 = = PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 driving drive VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 2 conj _ _ 8 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ 9 mad mad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 9 punct _ _ 11 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 12 det _ _ 12 pair pair NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 endings ending NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nmod _ _ 15 helps help VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 16 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | gerund | | my head | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Eventuality | | 2 | **drive** | gerund | | me | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent i=Theme pair=Destination | | 3 | **help** | present | doing | | Harvey | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} nous ends -ons, vous ends -ez ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:29-avoir-to-have:t6:o1:1 # text = nous ends -ons, vous ends -ez 1 nous nous NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ends end VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ons on NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 vous vous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 ends end NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 conj _ _ 8 - - PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ez ez NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **end** | present | nous | ons and vous ends and ez | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} nous ends -ez, vous ends -ons ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:29-avoir-to-have:t6:o2:1 # text = nous ends -ez, vous ends -ons 1 nous nous NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ends end VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ez ez ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 vous vous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 ends end NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 8 - - PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ons on NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **end** | present | nous | ez vous ends and ons | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality end=Eventuality | ### Option 3 {#o3} nous ends -ent, vous ends -er ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:29-avoir-to-have:t6:o3:1 # text = nous ends -ent, vous ends -er 1 nous nous NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ends end VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ent ent NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 vous vous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 ends end NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 appos _ _ 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 er er INTJ UH _ 2 discourse _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **end** | present | nous | ent | | | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality ent=Eventuality | ### Option 4 {#o4} nous ends -ont, vous ends -as ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:29-avoir-to-have:t6:o4:1 # text = nous ends -ont, vous ends -as 1 nous nous NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 ends end VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ont ont X FW Foreign=Yes 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 vous vous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 ends end NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 conj _ _ 8 - - PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 as a NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **end** | present | nous | ont and vous ends | | | | as *obl* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality ont=Eventuality | **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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