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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Tu or vous? Manners in French · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the reply De rien. Exam question 3 of lesson 5 «Tu or vous? Manners in French» 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 right.
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# Exam question 3 · Tu or vous? Manners in French

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the reply De rien.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern · **To what, where:** response, reply

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 5 «Tu or vous? Manners in French» 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/5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the reply De rien.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	De	De	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
13	rien	rien	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	12	flat:foreign	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the reply |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus reply=Experiencer |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It is a courteous acknowledgement of thanks, signifying "you are welcome"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french:e3:o1:1
# text = It is a courteous acknowledgement of thanks, signifying "you are welcome"
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	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	courteous	courteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	acknowledgement	acknowledgement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	signifying	signify	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	welcome	welcome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a courteous acknowledgement |  |  |  | of thanks | tree rules |
| 2 | **signify** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  | welcome *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It is a refusal, signifying "you shall receive nothing"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french:e3:o2:1
# text = It is a refusal, signifying "you shall receive nothing"
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	signifying	signify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	receive	receive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
11	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a refusal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **signify** | gerund | a refusal *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **receive** *in a quote* | shall | you | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It is a request for repetition of what was said

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french:e3:o3:1
# text = It is a request for repetition of what was said
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	repetition	repetition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nmod	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a request |  |  |  | for repetition | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S» |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It is a greeting employed solely in the evening

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french:e3:o4:1
# text = It is a greeting employed solely in the evening
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	greeting	greeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	solely	solely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a greeting |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **employ** | participle |  | a greeting *not said here* |  |  | evening | solely *property* | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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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