--- title: Ruby from Belfast thinks "Alouette" is a soppy love song for a bird.… — Songs and rhymes · tree and pragmatics description: Ruby from Belfast thinks "Alouette" is a soppy love song for a bird. Her teacher explains the words. Why does Ruby go "Ach, that's awful"? 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Why does Ruby go "Ach, that's awful"? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ruby, Alouette, teacher, that · **What happens:** think, be, explain, go · **To what, where:** soppy love song, words, Ach · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 2 of lesson 31 «Songs and rhymes» 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/31-songs-and-rhymes/#t2). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* Ruby from Belfast thinks "Alouette" is a soppy love song for a bird. ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:31-songs-and-rhymes:t2:1 # text = Ruby from Belfast thinks "Alouette" is a soppy love song for a bird. 1 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 from from ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 Belfast Belfast PROPN NNP Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ 4 thinks think VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Alouette Alouette PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 8 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 10 soppy soppy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 11 love love NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 song song NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 ccomp _ _ 13 for for ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Ruby from Belfast | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | present | Alouette | a soppy love song | | | | for a bird | 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:* Her teacher explains the words. ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:31-songs-and-rhymes:t2:2 # text = Her teacher explains the words. 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 explains explain VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present | bird's teacher | the words | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic | *Sentence 3:* Why does Ruby go "Ach, that's awful"? ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:31-songs-and-rhymes:t2:3 # text = Why does Ruby go "Ach, that's awful"? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 Ruby Ruby PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 " " PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 Ach Ach PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 10 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 awful awful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 " " PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | present · do-support | Ruby | Ach | | | | | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location ach=Theme | | 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | that | | | | | awful *property* | tree rules | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} The bird is cooked in the very first line ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:31-songs-and-rhymes:t2:o1:1 # text = The bird is cooked in the very first line 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 cooked cook VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 very very ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 8 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 9 amod _ _ 9 line line NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cook** | present · passive | | the bird | | | | in the first line | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient in line=Instrument | ### Option 2 {#o2} The bird flies away and never comes back ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:31-songs-and-rhymes:t2:o2:1 # text = The bird flies away and never comes back 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 flies fly VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 away away ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 6 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 7 advmod _ _ 7 comes come VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 8 back back ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fly away** | present | the bird | | | | | away *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **not** **come back** | present | the bird *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} The song says birds are ugly and stupid ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:31-songs-and-rhymes:t2:o3:1 # text = The song says birds are ugly and stupid 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 song song NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 says say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 birds bird NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 5 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 6 ugly ugly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 ccomp _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 stupid stupid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the song | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | present | birds | | | | | ugly *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **be** | | birds *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} It's about plucking the bird ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:31-songs-and-rhymes:t2:o4:1 # text = It's about plucking the bird 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 about about SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 4 plucking pluck VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pluck** | present · progressive | It | the bird | | | | | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Patient | **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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