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# Test 10 · ★ · Accents: é, è, ê, ç and friends

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Camille writes, "Ce n'est pas grave !" after Ellie forgets the hat on gâteau. Ellie panics. What should she understand?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Camille, Ce, Ellie · **What happens:** write, grave, forget, panic, understand · **To what, where:** hat, gâteau

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 3 «Accents: é, è, ê, ç and friends» 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/3-accents-e-e-e-c-and-friends/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Camille writes, "Ce n'est pas grave !" after Ellie forgets the hat on gâteau.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:3-accents-e-e-e-c-and-friends:t10:1
# text = Camille writes, "Ce n'est pas grave !" after Ellie forgets the hat on gâteau.
1	Camille	Camille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	writes	write	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Ce	Ce	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	8	nsubj	_	_
6	n'est	n'est	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	flat:foreign	_	_
7	pas	pas	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	8	compound	_	_
8	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
11	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	forgets	forget	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	gâteau	gâteau	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present | Camille |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **grave** *in a quote* |  | Ce |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **forget** | present | Ellie | the hat |  | gâteau |  |  | 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:* Ellie panics.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:3-accents-e-e-e-c-and-friends:t10:2
# text = Ellie panics.
1	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	panics	panic	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **panic** | present | Ellie |  |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 3:* What should she understand?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:3-accents-e-e-e-c-and-friends:t10:3
# text = What should she understand?
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	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **understand** | should | Ellie |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Camille is cross because Ellie forgot the accent grave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:3-accents-e-e-e-c-and-friends:t10:o1:1
# text = Camille is cross because Ellie forgot the accent grave
1	Camille	Camille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	grave	grave	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 | Camille |  |  |  |  | cross *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **forget** | past | Ellie | the accent grave |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Camille is saying "no big deal", not talking about an accent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:3-accents-e-e-e-c-and-friends:t10:o2:1
# text = Camille is saying "no big deal", not talking about an accent
1	Camille	Camille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	deal	deal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | Camille | no big deal |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent deal=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **talk** | gerund | Camille *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about a accent | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about accent=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Camille is saying the cake has been buried

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:3-accents-e-e-e-c-and-friends:t10:o3:1
# text = Camille is saying the cake has been buried
1	Camille	Camille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · progressive | Camille | the cake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bury** | present · perfect · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP» |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Camille wants Ellie to put a grave accent on the cake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:3-accents-e-e-e-c-and-friends:t10:o4:1
# text = Camille wants Ellie to put a grave accent on the cake
1	Camille	Camille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Ellie	Ellie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | Camille | Ellie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Ellie *not said here* | a grave accent |  | the cake |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent accent=Theme on cake=Destination |

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