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title: What condition did Brynhild's father set before she would consent to… — Norse Hero Tales, Sigurd the Dragonsla… · tree and pragmatics
description: What condition did Brynhild's father set before she would consent to marriage? Exam question 4 of lesson 1584 «Norse Hero Tales, Sigurd the Dragonslayer, part 81: Sigurd kills Fafnir, learns the birds' speech, and wakes Brynhild» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Exam question 4 · Norse Hero Tales, Sigurd the Dragonslayer, part 81: Sigurd…

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What condition did Brynhild's father set before she would consent to marriage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** condition · **What happens:** do, consent · **To what, where:** father set

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1584 «Norse Hero Tales, Sigurd the Dragonslayer, part 81: Sigurd kills Fafnir, learns the birds' speech, and wakes Brynhild» of the books 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/books/1584-pg540-part81/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1584-pg540-part81:e4:1
# text = What condition did Brynhild's father set before she would consent to marriage?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Brynhild	Brynhild	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	consent	consent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | what condition | Brynhild's father set |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent set=Eventuality |
| 2 | **consent** | would | condition |  |  |  |  | to marriage | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to marriage=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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That the suitor ride through the flames

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1584-pg540-part81:e4:o1:1
# text = That the suitor ride through the flames
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	suitor	suitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ride	ride	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flames	flame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | present | that suitor |  |  | the flames |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through flame=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That he defeat the wild Huns in battle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1584-pg540-part81:e4:o2:1
# text = That he defeat the wild Huns in battle
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	defeat	defeat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Huns	Hun	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **defeat** | infinitive | That | the wild Huns |  | battle |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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That the suitor first slay a great dragon and ride through the flames

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1584-pg540-part81:e4:o3:1
# text = That the suitor first slay a great dragon and ride through the flames
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	suitor	suitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	advmod	_	_
5	slay	slay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	ride	ride	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	flames	flame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slay** | infinitive | that suitor | a great dragon |  |  |  | first *property* | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Patient |
| 2 | **ride** | present | that suitor *not said here* |  |  | the flames |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through flame=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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That the suitor bring the whole hoard of Fafnir as a dowry and ride the wall of fire

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1584-pg540-part81:e4:o4:1
# text = That the suitor bring the whole hoard of Fafnir as a dowry and ride the wall of fire
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	suitor	suitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hoard	hoard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Fafnir	Fafnir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	ride	ride	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | infinitive | that suitor | the whole hoard of Fafnir |  |  |  | as a dowry | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent hoard=Theme |
| 2 | **ride** | present | that suitor *not said here* | the wall of fire |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Theme |
| 3 | **hoard** |  |  | Fafnir |  |  |  |  | nom hoard «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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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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