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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the pronunciation of the numeral sept? Exam question 1 of lesson 6 «Numbers 0 to 20» 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 wrong.
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# Exam question 1 · Numbers 0 to 20

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Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the pronunciation of the numeral sept?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, pronounce · **To what, where:** pronunciation, numeral sept

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 6 «Numbers 0 to 20» 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/6-numbers-0-to-20/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:6-numbers-0-to-20:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the pronunciation of the numeral sept?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pronunciation	pronunciation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	numeral	numeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	sept	sept	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the pronunciation of the numeral sept |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **pronounce** |  |  | the numeral sept |  |  |  |  | nom pronunciation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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The terminal t is silent, the word being pronounced as "sep"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:6-numbers-0-to-20:e1:o1:1
# text = The terminal t is silent, the word being pronounced as "sep"
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	terminal	terminal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	t	t	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	sep	sep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	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** | present | the terminal t |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pronounce** | gerund · passive |  | the word |  |  |  | as sep | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The p is pronounced with particular force

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:6-numbers-0-to-20:e1:o2:1
# text = The p is pronounced with particular force
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pronounce** | present · passive |  | the p |  |  |  | with particular force | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: subject=Theme with force=Manner |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The p is silent, the word being pronounced as "set"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:6-numbers-0-to-20:e1:o3:1
# text = The p is silent, the word being pronounced as "set"
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the p |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pronounce** | gerund · passive |  | the word |  |  |  | as set | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Both p and t are silent, the word being pronounced as "say"

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:6-numbers-0-to-20:e1:o4:1
# text = Both p and t are silent, the word being pronounced as "say"
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	p	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	t	t	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | both p and t |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pronounce** | gerund · passive |  | the word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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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