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title: Theo's gran says, "That's a bit grabby, my lover." ("My lover" is We… — Tu or vous? Manners in French · tree and pragmatics
description: Theo's gran says, "That's a bit grabby, my lover." ("My lover" is West Country for dear.) What was grabby? Test 8 · ★ 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 w
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# Test 8 · ★ · Tu or vous? Manners in French

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Theo's gran says, "That's a bit grabby, my lover." ("My lover" is West Country for dear.) What was grabby?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** gran, That, lover · **What happens:** say, be · **To what, where:** West Country · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 8 · ★ of lesson 5 «Tu or vous? Manners in French» 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/5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Theo's gran says, "That's a bit grabby, my lover."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french:t8:1
# text = Theo's gran says, "That's a bit grabby, my lover."
1	Theo	Theo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	gran	gran	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	grabby	grabby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	lover	lover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Theo's gran |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | That |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; grabby *property* | tree rules |

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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:* ("My lover" is West Country for dear.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french:t8:2
# text = ("My lover" is West Country for dear.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	lover	lover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Country	Country	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	dear	dear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My lover | West Country |  |  |  | for dear | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* What was grabby?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french:t8:3
# text = What was grabby?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	grabby	grabby	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** | past |  |  |  |  |  | grabby *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Saying "s'il vous plaît" twice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french:t8:o1:1
# text = Saying "s'il vous plaît" twice
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	s'il	s'il	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	vous	vous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	plaît	plaît	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	1	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | s'il vous plaît |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent plaît=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Saying "Je voudrais une crêpe" to the waiter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french:t8:o2:1
# text = Saying "Je voudrais une crêpe" to the waiter
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Je	Je	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	nsubj	_	_
4	voudrais	voudrais	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	compound	_	_
5	une	une	X	FW	_	6	compound	_	_
6	crêpe	crêpe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	waiter	waiter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | the waiter |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to waiter=Recipient |
| 2 | **crêpe** *in a quote* |  | Je |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Saying "merci" when the crêpe came

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french:t8:o3:1
# text = Saying "merci" when the crêpe came
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	csubj	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	merci	merci	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	crêpe	crêpe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | merci |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent merci=Topic |
| 2 | **come** | past | the crêpe |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Saying "Je veux une crêpe!" to the waiter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:5-tu-or-vous-manners-in-french:t8:o4:1
# text = Saying "Je veux une crêpe!" to the waiter
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Je	Je	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	nsubj	_	_
4	veux	veux	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	flat:foreign	_	_
5	une	une	X	FW	_	6	compound	_	_
6	crêpe	crêpe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	waiter	waiter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  | the waiter |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to waiter=Recipient |
| 2 | **crêpe** *in a quote* |  | Je |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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