--- title: What does the inscription on the sword state concerning its bearer? — Norse Tales, Prince Sigurd, part 55: S… · tree and pragmatics description: What does the inscription on the sword state concerning its bearer? Exam question 4 of lesson 715 «Norse Tales, Prince Sigurd, part 55: Sigurd beats three giantesses, then finds the horse Gullfaxi and the sword Gunnfjoder» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/715-pg2435-part55/e4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Norse Tales, Prince Sigurd, part 55: S…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/715-pg2435-part55/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Norse Tales, Prince Sigurd, part 55: Sigurd beats three gi… What does the inscription on the sword state concerning its bearer? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sword state · **What happens:** do, concern · **To what, where:** inscription, sword state, bearer This is exam question 4 of lesson 715 «Norse Tales, Prince Sigurd, part 55: Sigurd beats three giantesses, then finds the horse Gullfaxi and the sword Gunnfjoder» 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/715-pg2435-part55/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:715-pg2435-part55:e4:1 # text = What does the inscription on the sword state concerning its bearer? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 2 nsubj _ _ 2 does do VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 inscription inscription NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 state state NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 9 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 8 acl _ _ 10 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 bearer bearer NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | present | | the inscription | | the sword state | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inscription=Eventuality | | 2 | **concern** | gerund | the sword state *not said here* | state's bearer | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus bearer=Experiencer | 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} That the sword will bring happiness ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:715-pg2435-part55:e4:o1:1 # text = That the sword will bring happiness 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 happiness happiness NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bring** | future | that sword | happiness | | | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent happiness=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} That the bearer of the sword will be safe ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:715-pg2435-part55:e4:o2:1 # text = That the bearer of the sword will be safe 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 bearer bearer NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 8 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 9 cop _ _ 9 safe safe ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | future | that bearer of the sword | | | | | safe *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} That the owner of the sword will find joy ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:715-pg2435-part55:e4:o3:1 # text = That the owner of the sword will find joy 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 owner owner NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 9 joy joy NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | future | that owner of the sword | joy | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joy=Topic | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} That the rider of the horse and bearer of the sword will attain happiness ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:715-pg2435-part55:e4:o4:1 # text = That the rider of the horse and bearer of the sword will attain happiness 1 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 rider rider NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 bearer bearer NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 12 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 attain attain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 14 happiness happiness NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **attain** | future | that rider of the horse and bearer of the sword | happiness | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent happiness=Theme | **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. 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