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description: What was the precise condition under which the youth consented to lend the king the six bushels of money? Exam question 2 of lesson 1656 «Norse Tales, The Troll's Heart: the youth frees himself, pays the king's debt, and wins the troll's heart» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the 
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# Exam question 2 · Norse Tales, The Troll's Heart: the youth frees himself, p…

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What was the precise condition under which the youth consented to lend the king the six bushels of money?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** youth · **What happens:** be, consent, lend · **To what, where:** precise condition, six bushels, king

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1656 «Norse Tales, The Troll's Heart: the youth frees himself, pays the king's debt, and wins the troll's heart» 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/1656-pg5615-part45/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1656-pg5615-part45:e2:1
# text = What was the precise condition under which the youth consented to lend the king the six bushels of money?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	consented	consent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	lend	lend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	bushels	bushel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the precise condition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **consent** | participle | the youth |  |  | the precise condition |  |  | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **lend** | to-infinitive | the youth *not said here* | the six bushels of money | the king |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent king=Recipient bushel=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 {#o1}

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That he accompany the king to the troll's castle and be dressed as the court fool

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1656-pg5615-part45:e2:o1:1
# text = That he accompany the king to the troll's castle and be dressed as the court fool
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	accompany	accompany	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	troll	troll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accompany** | infinitive | That | the king |  | the troll's castle |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent king=Theme to castle=Destination |
| 2 | **dress** | infinitive · passive | That *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as the court fool | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That he be given the royal stable for his own use

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1656-pg5615-part45:e2:o2:1
# text = That he be given the royal stable for his own use
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stable	stable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | infinitive · passive |  | That |  |  |  | for his own use | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: subject=Recipient stable=Theme for use=Asset |
| 2 | **use** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom use «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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That he accompany the king dressed as the court fool

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1656-pg5615-part45:e2:o3:1
# text = That he accompany the king dressed as the court fool
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	accompany	accompany	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accompany** | infinitive | That | the king |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Theme |
| 2 | **dress** | participle |  | the king *not said here* |  |  |  | as the court fool | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That the king give him his daughter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1656-pg5615-part45:e2:o4:1
# text = That the king give him his daughter
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | infinitive | that king | king's daughter | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient daughter=Theme |

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