--- title: ★★★ What would happen if you read 06 98 71 15 40 to a French friend… — Olympiad: number-word puzzles ★★★ · tree and pragmatics description: ★★★ What would happen if you read 06 98 71 15 40 to a French friend digit by digit, "zéro, six, neuf, huit..."? Test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 37 «Olympiad: number-word puzzles ★★★» of the French course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/french/37-olympiad-number-word-puzzles/t12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [French](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/french/) / [Olympiad: number-word puzzles ★★★](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/french/37-olympiad-number-word-puzzles/) / t12 # Test 12 · ★★★ · Olympiad: number-word puzzles ★★★ ★★★ What would happen if you read 06 98 71 15 40 to a French friend digit by digit, "zéro, six, neuf, huit..."? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** ★, you · **What happens:** ★, happen, read · **To what, where:** 06 This is test 12 · ★★★ of lesson 37 «Olympiad: number-word puzzles ★★★» 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/37-olympiad-number-word-puzzles/#t12). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:37-olympiad-number-word-puzzles:t12:1 # text = ★★★ What would happen if you read 06 98 71 15 40 to a French friend digit by digit, "zéro, six, neuf, huit..."? 1 ★ ★ PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ★ ★ X FW Foreign=Yes 1 dep _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ★ ★ VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 6 nsubj _ _ 5 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 happen happen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 7 if if SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 read read VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 advcl _ _ 10 06 06 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 9 obj _ _ 11 98 98 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 12 compound _ _ 12 71 71 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 10 nmod _ _ 13 15 15 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 14 compound _ _ 14 40 40 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 10 conj _ _ 15 to to ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 17 French French ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 amod _ _ 18 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 compound _ _ 19 digit digit NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ _ 20 by by ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 digit digit NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 " " PUNCT `` _ 24 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 zéro zéro X FW Foreign=Yes 3 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 26 six six NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 24 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 27 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 28 neuf neuf NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 30 huit huit NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ... ... PUNCT . _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 " " PUNCT '' _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 33 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **★** | present | ★ | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **happen** | would | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **read** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | 06 98 71 | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 06=Topic | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} She'd understand, but the French say it in pairs ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:37-olympiad-number-word-puzzles:t12:o1:1 # text = She'd understand, but the French say it in pairs 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 understand understand VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 but but CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 French French ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 nsubj _ _ 8 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 9 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 pairs pair NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **understand** | would | She | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the French | it | | pairs | | | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent it=Theme in pair=Manner | ### Option 2 {#o2} She'd think you were speaking Belgian ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:37-olympiad-number-word-puzzles:t12:o2:1 # text = She'd think you were speaking Belgian 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 5 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 speaking speak VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 ccomp _ _ 7 Belgian Belgian ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | would | She | | | | | belgian *property* | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | past · progressive | you | | | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} She'd think it was a date ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:37-olympiad-number-word-puzzles:t12:o3:1 # text = She'd think it was a date 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 think think VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 date date NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **think** *speech: other* | would | She | | | | | | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is a** | past | it | a date | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} She'd hear a totally different number ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:37-olympiad-number-word-puzzles:t12:o4:1 # text = She'd hear a totally different number 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 'd would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 5 totally totally ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 different different ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 number number NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | would | She | a different number | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer number=Stimulus | **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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