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title: why did Fionn put a weird condition on the wedding, was he being sus? — Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Br… · tree and pragmatics
description: why did Fionn put a weird condition on the wedding, was he being sus? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 1045 «Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Bran, part 13: Fionn slays Aillen, Goll submits to Fionn, and Tuiren marries Iollan» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Test 9 · ★ · Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Bran, part 13: Fionn s…

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why did Fionn put a weird condition on the wedding, was he being sus?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Fionn · **What happens:** put, be · **To what, where:** weird condition, wedding

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This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 1045 «Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Bran, part 13: Fionn slays Aillen, Goll submits to Fionn, and Tuiren marries Iollan» of the books 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/books/1045-pg2892-part13/#t9).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t9:1
# text = why did Fionn put a weird condition on the wedding, was he being sus?
1	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	weird	weird	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	cop	_	_
15	sus	suspect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past · do-support | Fionn | a weird condition |  | the wedding |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent condition=Theme on wedding=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | past | Fionn |  |  |  |  | suspect *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.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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he wanted her home if she got sad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t9:o1:1
# text = he wanted her home if she got sad
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he | her home |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot home=Theme |
| 2 | **get** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | she |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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he just wanted to keep her for himself and was being sus about her happiness

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t9:o2:1
# text = he just wanted to keep her for himself and was being sus about her happiness
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	cop	_	_
12	sus	suspect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  | for himself *= he* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about her happiness; suspect *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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he wanted her sent back to Tara right away if she was ever even a bit unhappy with the marriage

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t9:o3:1
# text = he wanted her sent back to Tara right away if she was ever even a bit unhappy with the marriage
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tara	Tara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	right	right	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
13	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	17	advmod	_	_
14	even	even	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:unmarked	_	_
17	unhappy	unhappy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	advcl	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | he |  |  |  |  | with the marriage; away *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **send back** | past | her *= she* |  | Tara |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to tara=Destination |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | Tara |  |  |  | ever | a bit *obl:unmarked*; unhappy *property* | tree rules |

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

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he wanted her back if she was ever unhappy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t9:o4:1
# text = he wanted her back if she was ever unhappy
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	9	advmod	_	_
9	unhappy	unhappy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want back** | past | he | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot she=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | she |  |  |  | ever | unhappy *property* | tree rules |

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