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title: Mia from Ohio says, "Shoes by the tree? That's lowkey sus." (sus = s… — Christmas, Epiphany and pancake day Fr… · tree and pragmatics
description: Mia from Ohio says, "Shoes by the tree? That's lowkey sus." (sus = suspicious) What's the real story? Test 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
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# Test 2 · Christmas, Epiphany and pancake day French-style

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Mia from Ohio says, "Shoes by the tree? That's lowkey sus." (sus = suspicious) What's the real story?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Mia, That, real story · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** Shoes, lowkey sus · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 2 of lesson 32 «Christmas, Epiphany and pancake day French-style» 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/32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style/#t2).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Mia from Ohio says, "Shoes by the tree?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style:t2:1
# text = Mia from Ohio says, "Shoes by the tree?
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Ohio	Ohio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mia from Ohio | Shoes |  |  |  | by the tree | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent shoe=Topic |

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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:* That's lowkey sus."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style:t2:2
# text = That's lowkey sus."
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	lowkey	lowkey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sus	sus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* (sus = suspicious) What's the real story?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style:t2:3
# text = (sus = suspicious) What's the real story?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	sus	sus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	suspicious	suspicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It's to keep the floor clean for Santa

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style:t2:o1:1
# text = It's to keep the floor clean for Santa
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	cop	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Santa	Santa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | for Santa; clean, keep *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Shoes are a present for the reindeer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style:t2:o2:1
# text = Shoes are a present for the reindeer
1	Shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	reindeer	reindeer	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 | Shoes | a present |  |  |  | for the reindeer | tree rules |

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

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It's a French tradition: le Père Noël fills them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style:t2:o3:1
# text = It's a French tradition: le Père Noël fills them
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	Père	Père	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
9	Noël	Noël	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	_
10	fills	fill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a French tradition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fill** | present | le | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
French kids hide their shoes from Santa

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:32-christmas-epiphany-and-pancake-day-french-style:t2:o4:1
# text = French kids hide their shoes from Santa
1	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hide	hide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Santa	Santa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | present | French kids | kids's shoes |  | Santa |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient from santa=Beneficiary |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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