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# Test 8 · ★★★ · Questions and simple sentences

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Max from Toronto asks his classmate "Tu es français ?" and gets "Non, je suis québécois !" He goes, "Oops, eh." What did he forget?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Max, Tu · **What happens:** ask, e, get, go, forget · **To what, where:** classmate, français, Non · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★★★ of lesson 30 «Questions and simple sentences» 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/30-questions-and-simple-sentences/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Max from Toronto asks his classmate "Tu es français ?" and gets "Non, je suis québécois !"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:30-questions-and-simple-sentences:t8:1
# text = Max from Toronto asks his classmate "Tu es français ?" and gets "Non, je suis québécois !"
1	Max	Max	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Toronto	Toronto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Tu	Tu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	es	e	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	français	françai	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Non	Non	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	je	je	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	20	dep	_	_
19	suis	suis	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	20	compound	_	_
20	québécois	québécois	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	_
21	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | Max from Toronto | Max's classmate |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent classmate=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **e** *in a quote* | present | Tu | français |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **get** | present | Max from Toronto *not said here* | Non |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer non=Stimulus |

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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:* He goes, "Oops, eh."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:30-questions-and-simple-sentences:t8:2
# text = He goes, "Oops, eh."
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Oops	oops	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	eh	eh	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | Tu |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What did he forget?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:30-questions-and-simple-sentences:t8:3
# text = What did he forget?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	forget	forget	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 | **forget** | past · do-support | Tu |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

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

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French is spoken in Quebec, in Canada, not only in France

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:30-questions-and-simple-sentences:t8:o1:1
# text = French is spoken in Quebec, in Canada, not only in France
1	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Quebec	Quebec	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | French |  | Quebec |  | in Canada; in France | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Québécois is a type of French food

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:30-questions-and-simple-sentences:t8:o2:1
# text = Québécois is a type of French food
1	Québécois	Québécois	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	type	type	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Québécois | a type |  |  |  | of French food | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People in Quebec speak only English

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:30-questions-and-simple-sentences:t8:o3:1
# text = People in Quebec speak only English
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Quebec	Quebec	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | People in Quebec | English |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Quebec is a city in France

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:30-questions-and-simple-sentences:t8:o4:1
# text = Quebec is a city in France
1	Quebec	Quebec	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Quebec | a city |  | France |  |  | tree rules |

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