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title: A cartoon hero walks into a Paris shop at 10 in the morning and says… — Hello and goodbye: greetings · tree and pragmatics
description: A cartoon hero walks into a Paris shop at 10 in the morning and says "Bonne nuit !" to the baker. What's wrong? Test 10 of lesson 4 «Hello and goodbye: greetings» 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 
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# Test 10 · Hello and goodbye: greetings

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A cartoon hero walks into a Paris shop at 10 in the morning and says "Bonne nuit !" to the baker. What's wrong?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** cartoon hero · **What happens:** walk, say, be · **To what, where:** Paris shop, baker · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 of lesson 4 «Hello and goodbye: greetings» 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/4-hello-and-goodbye-greetings/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A cartoon hero walks into a Paris shop at 10 in the morning and says "Bonne nuit !" to the baker.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:4-hello-and-goodbye-greetings:t10:1
# text = A cartoon hero walks into a Paris shop at 10 in the morning and says "Bonne nuit !" to the baker.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Bonne	bonne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	nuit	nuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	ccomp	_	_
19	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	baker	baker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | a cartoon hero |  |  |  | morning | into a Paris shop *result*; at 10 | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into shop=Result |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | a cartoon hero *not said here* |  | the baker |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to baker=Recipient |

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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 wrong?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:4-hello-and-goodbye-greetings:t10:2
# text = What's wrong?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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He should say au revoir when he comes in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:4-hello-and-goodbye-greetings:t10:o1:1
# text = He should say au revoir when he comes in
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	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	au	au	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	revoir	revoir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | should | He | au revoir |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent revoir=Topic |
| 2 | **come in** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He should say bonjour; bonne nuit is for bedtime

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:4-hello-and-goodbye-greetings:t10:o2:1
# text = He should say bonjour; bonne nuit is for bedtime
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	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	bonjour	bonjour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	bonne	bonne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	nuit	nuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	bedtime	bedtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | should | He | bonjour |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent bonjour=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | bonne nuit |  |  |  |  | for bedtime | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Nothing, that's how you say hello in the morning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:4-hello-and-goodbye-greetings:t10:o3:1
# text = Nothing, that's how you say hello in the morning
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	hello	hello	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | how *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | you | hello |  |  | morning |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He should say salut, because bakers are friends

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:4-hello-and-goodbye-greetings:t10:o4:1
# text = He should say salut, because bakers are friends
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	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	salut	salut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	bakers	baker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | should | He | salut |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent salut=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | present | bakers | friends |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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