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title: Daniel moans, "Why's 21 got 'and' in it? Man, that's canny daft." ("… — Numbers 21 to 69 · tree and pragmatics
description: Daniel moans, "Why's 21 got 'and' in it? Man, that's canny daft." ("Canny" means very.) What's the rule? Test 1 · ★ of lesson 7 «Numbers 21 to 69» 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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# Test 1 · ★ · Numbers 21 to 69

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Daniel moans, "Why's 21 got 'and' in it? Man, that's canny daft." ("Canny" means very.) What's the rule?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Daniel, 21, Man, Canny, rule · **What happens:** moan, be, get, mean · **To what, where:** 21, it

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This is test 1 · ★ of lesson 7 «Numbers 21 to 69» 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/7-numbers-21-to-69/#t1).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Daniel moans, "Why's 21 got 'and' in it?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:7-numbers-21-to-69:t1:1
# text = Daniel moans, "Why's 21 got 'and' in it?
1	Daniel	Daniel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	moans	moan	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	21	21	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nsubj	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **moan** | present | Daniel |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | 21 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **get** *in a quote* | past | 21 |  |  | it |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=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.

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*Sentence 2:* Man, that's canny daft."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:7-numbers-21-to-69:t1:2
# text = Man, that's canny daft."
1	Man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	canny	canny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	daft	daft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Man |  |  |  |  | daft *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 3:* ("Canny" means very.)

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:7-numbers-21-to-69:t1:3
# text = ("Canny" means very.)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Canny	Canny	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Canny |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 4:* What's the rule?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:7-numbers-21-to-69:t1:4
# text = What's the rule?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only 21 uses et, because it is the first of the twenties

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:7-numbers-21-to-69:t1:o1:1
# text = Only 21 uses et, because it is the first of the twenties
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	21	21	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	et	ET	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	first	first	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	twenties	twenty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | 21 | et |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent et=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | et |  |  |  |  | because the first; of the twenties | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
21, 31, 41, 51 and 61 use et un; others use a hyphen

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:7-numbers-21-to-69:t1:o2:1
# text = 21, 31, 41, 51 and 61 use et un; others use a hyphen
1	21	21	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	31	31	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	41	41	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	51	51	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	61	61	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	conj	_	_
10	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	et	et	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	12	amod	_	_
12	un	un	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hyphen	hyphen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | 21 | et un |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent un=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | present | others | a hyphen |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hyphen=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a typo; French teachers argue about it a lot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:7-numbers-21-to-69:t1:o3:1
# text = It is a typo; French teachers argue about it a lot
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	typo	typo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	argue	argue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a typo |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | French teachers | a lot |  |  |  | about typo | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about it=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every number in the twenties uses et, like vingt et deux

```conllu
# sent_id = question:french:7-numbers-21-to-69:t1:o4:1
# text = Every number in the twenties uses et, like vingt et deux
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	twenties	twenty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	et	ET	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	vingt	vingt	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	12	compound	_	_
11	et	et	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	12	compound	_	_
12	deux	deux	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | every number in the twenties | et |  |  |  | like vingt et deux | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent et=Patient |

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