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title: State the function of the fève concealed within the galette des rois. — Christmas, Epiphany and pancake day Fr… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the function of the fève concealed within the galette des rois. Exam question 2 of lesson 32 «Christmas, Epiphany and pancake day French-style» of the French course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong.
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# Exam question 2 · Christmas, Epiphany and pancake day French-style

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State the function of the fève concealed within the galette des rois.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, function · **What happens:** state, conceal · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 32 «Christmas, Epiphany and pancake day French-style» of the French course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. 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/32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style:e2:1
# text = State the function of the fève concealed within the galette des rois.
1	State	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fève	fève	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
8	within	within	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	galette	galette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	des	des	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	rois	rois	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **conceal** | past | the function of the fève |  |  |  |  | within the des rois | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It designates the person who shall serve the cake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style:e2:o1:1
# text = It designates the person who shall serve the cake
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	designates	designate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	serve	serve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **designate** | present | It | the person |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **serve** | shall | the person | the cake |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Attribute |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It designates the person who shall pay for the cake

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style:e2:o2:1
# text = It designates the person who shall pay for the cake
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	designates	designate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **designate** | present | It | the person |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **pay** | shall | the person |  |  |  |  | for the cake | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for cake=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It designates the king or queen for the day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style:e2:o3:1
# text = It designates the king or queen for the day
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	designates	designate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **designate** | present | It | the king or queen |  |  | day |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It serves merely to decorate the upper surface

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style:e2:o4:1
# text = It serves merely to decorate the upper surface
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	serves	serve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	merely	merely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	decorate	decorate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | It |  |  |  |  | merely *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **decorate** | to-infinitive |  | the upper surface |  |  |  |  | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent surface=Destination |

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