--- title: ★★★ Jacob from Cardiff reads "Défense de marcher sur la pelouse" and… — Olympiad: decoding a short French text… · tree and pragmatics description: ★★★ Jacob from Cardiff reads "Défense de marcher sur la pelouse" and goes, "Defence of marching? Is there an army, butt?" (butt = mate, in Wales) What does the sign really say? Test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 39 «Olympiad: decoding a short French text ★★★» of the French course of Mova's primary school, with --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/french/39-olympiad-decoding-a-short-french-text/t4/) [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: decoding a short French text…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/french/39-olympiad-decoding-a-short-french-text/) / t4 # Test 4 · ★★★ · Olympiad: decoding a short French text ★★★ ★★★ Jacob from Cardiff reads "Défense de marcher sur la pelouse" and goes, "Defence of marching? Is there an army, butt?" (butt = mate, in Wales) What does the sign really say? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jacob, Défense, Defence, army, sign · **What happens:** read, pelouse, go, march, be, say · **To what, where:** Defence, butt · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 4 · ★★★ of lesson 39 «Olympiad: decoding a short French text ★★★» 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/39-olympiad-decoding-a-short-french-text/#t4). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* ★★★ Jacob from Cardiff reads "Défense de marcher sur la pelouse" and goes, "Defence of marching? ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:39-olympiad-decoding-a-short-french-text:t4:1 # text = ★★★ Jacob from Cardiff reads "Défense de marcher sur la pelouse" and goes, "Defence of marching? 1 ★ ★ PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ★ ★ NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ★ ★ NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:desc _ _ 4 Jacob Jacob PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Cardiff Cardiff PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 7 reads read VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 " " PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 Défense Défense PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 10 de de X FW Foreign=Yes 9 flat:foreign _ _ 11 marcher marcher X FW Foreign=Yes 14 compound _ _ 12 sur sur X FW Foreign=Yes 14 compound _ _ 13 la la X FW Foreign=Yes 14 compound _ _ 14 pelouse pelouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 15 " " PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 goes go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 19 " " PUNCT `` _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 Defence defence NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 21 of of SCONJ IN _ 22 mark _ _ 22 marching march VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 20 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **read** | present | Jacob ★ ★ ★ from Cardiff | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **pelouse** *in a quote* | | Défense | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **go** | present | Jacob ★ ★ ★ from Cardiff *not said here* | Defence | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **march** *in a quote* | gerund | Defence *not said here* | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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:* Is there an army, butt?" ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:39-olympiad-decoding-a-short-french-text:t4:2 # text = Is there an army, butt?" 1 Is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 1 expl _ _ 3 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 army army NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 butt butt NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 " " PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **does** | present | a army and butt | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | *Sentence 3:* (butt = mate, in Wales) What does the sign really say? ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:39-olympiad-decoding-a-short-french-text:t4:3 # text = (butt = mate, in Wales) What does the sign really say? 1 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 butt butt NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 = = SYM SYM _ 4 punct _ _ 4 mate mate NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 Wales Wales PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 2 punct _ _ 9 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 14 obj _ _ 10 does do AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 sign sign NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 13 really really ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 14 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · do-support | the sign | butt and mate and Wales | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} Soldiers march on the lawn ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:39-olympiad-decoding-a-short-french-text:t4:o1:1 # text = Soldiers march on the lawn 1 Soldiers soldier NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ _ 2 march march VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 lawn lawn NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **march** | present | Soldiers | | | the lawn | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on lawn=Trajectory | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} Don't walk on the grass ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:39-olympiad-decoding-a-short-french-text:t4:o2:1 # text = Don't walk on the grass 1 Do do AUX VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 2 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 3 advmod _ _ 3 walk walk VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 grass grass NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **walk** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | | | the grass | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on grass=Trajectory | ### Option 3 {#o3} Protect the marching band ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:39-olympiad-decoding-a-short-french-text:t4:o3:1 # text = Protect the marching band 1 Protect protect VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 marching marching NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 band band NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **protect** | imperative | you *not said here* | the marching band | | | | | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent band=Beneficiary | ### Option 4 {#o4} Walk only on the lawn ```conllu # sent_id = question:french:39-olympiad-decoding-a-short-french-text:t4:o4:1 # text = Walk only on the lawn 1 Walk walk VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 only only ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 lawn lawn NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **walk** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | the lawn | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on lawn=Trajectory | **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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