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title: Max from Newcastle plays the wolf game and goes, "Howay, I'm off!" a… — Songs and rhymes · tree and pragmatics
description: Max from Newcastle plays the wolf game and goes, "Howay, I'm off!" as soon as the wolf says "Je mets ma chemise !" What's the problem? Test 6 of lesson 31 «Songs and rhymes» of the French course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mov
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# Test 6 · Songs and rhymes

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Max from Newcastle plays the wolf game and goes, "Howay, I'm off!" as soon as the wolf says "Je mets ma chemise !" What's the problem?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Max, I, wolf, Je, problem · **What happens:** play, go, be, say, chemise · **To what, where:** wolf game, Howay · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 6 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Max from Newcastle plays the wolf game and goes, "Howay, I'm off!" as soon as the wolf says "Je mets ma chemise !"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:31-songs-and-rhymes:t6:1
# text = Max from Newcastle plays the wolf game and goes, "Howay, I'm off!" as soon as the wolf says "Je mets ma chemise !"
1	Max	Max	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Newcastle	Newcastle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Howay	Howay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	off	off	ADV	RB	_	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
19	as	as	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
21	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
24	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	advcl	_	_
25	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	Je	Je	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
27	mets	mets	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	29	dep	_	_
28	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	_
29	chemise	chemise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	ccomp	_	_
30	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	29	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | Max from Newcastle | the wolf game |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent game=Theme clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **go** | present | Max from Newcastle *not said here* | Howay |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | off *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **say** *speech: express* | present | the wolf |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **chemise** *in a quote* |  | Je |  |  |  |  |  | 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:* What's the problem?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:31-songs-and-rhymes:t6:2
# text = What's the problem?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

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

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He runs too early, before the wolf shouts J'arrive !

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:31-songs-and-rhymes:t6:o1:1
# text = He runs too early, before the wolf shouts J'arrive !
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	shouts	shout	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	J'arrive	J'arrive	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | He |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | present | the wolf | J'arrive |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent j'arrive=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The wolf never chases anyone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:31-songs-and-rhymes:t6:o2:1
# text = The wolf never chases anyone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	chases	chase	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **chase** | present | the wolf | anyone |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nothing, you run on the first clothes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:31-songs-and-rhymes:t6:o3:1
# text = Nothing, you run on the first clothes
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | you |  |  | the first clothes |  | Nothing *vocative* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on clothes=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He should run when the wolf says bonjour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:31-songs-and-rhymes:t6:o4:1
# text = He should run when the wolf says bonjour
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	bonjour	bonjour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | should | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the wolf | bonjour |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent bonjour=Topic |

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