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title: With reference to the concluding passage, identify the circumstance… — Grimm's Tales, Two-Eyes, the silver tr… · tree and pragmatics
description: With reference to the concluding passage, identify the circumstance by which the sisters were reduced to begging for their bread. Exam question 3 of lesson 130 «Grimm's Tales, Two-Eyes, the silver tree and the golden apples: the Knight marries Two-Eyes and her sisters come begging» of the books cour
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# Exam question 3 · Grimm's Tales, Two-Eyes, the silver tree and the golden ap…

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With reference to the concluding passage, identify the circumstance by which the sisters were reduced to begging for their bread.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, circumstance · **What happens:** conclude, identify, reduce, beg · **To what, where:** circumstance, sisters

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 130 «Grimm's Tales, Two-Eyes, the silver tree and the golden apples: the Knight marries Two-Eyes and her sisters come begging» 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/130-pg11027-part33/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:130-pg11027-part33:e3:1
# text = With reference to the concluding passage, identify the circumstance by which the sisters were reduced to begging for their bread.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	concluding	conclude	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	circumstance	circumstance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	reduced	reduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
17	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
18	begging	beg	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conclude** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the circumstance |  |  |  | with reference to the concluding passage | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent circumstance=Theme |
| 3 | **reduce** | past · passive | the circumstance | the sisters |  |  |  |  | vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Patient |
| 4 | **beg** *speech: request* | gerund | the circumstance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for sisters's bread | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent for bread=Topic |

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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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Their subsequent poverty and wandering, which led them to beg at the palace door, after the magic tree and all their gold were taken from them in the final exposure

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:130-pg11027-part33:e3:o1:1
# text = Their subsequent poverty and wandering, which led them to beg at the palace door, after the magic tree and all their gold were taken from them in the final exposure
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	poverty	poverty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	wandering	wonder	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	beg	beg	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	after	after	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	24	det:predet	_	_
23	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
25	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
27	from	from	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obl	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	exposure	exposure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **lead** | past | Their subsequent poverty and the magic tree and poverty's gold | poverty |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Patient clause=Result |
| 3 | **beg** *speech: request* | to-infinitive | poverty *not said here* |  |  | the palace door |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **take** | past · passive |  | Their subsequent poverty and the magic tree and poverty's gold |  | the final exposure |  | from tree | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from they=Initial\_Location |

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

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Their subsequent poverty and wandering, which led them to beg at the palace door

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:130-pg11027-part33:e3:o2:1
# text = Their subsequent poverty and wandering, which led them to beg at the palace door
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	poverty	poverty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	wandering	wonder	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	beg	beg	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | gerund | Their subsequent poverty *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **lead** | past | Their subsequent poverty | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Patient clause=Result |
| 3 | **beg** *speech: request* | to-infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  | the palace door |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The collapse of their lies and the loss of their home, which drove them to wander the land

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:130-pg11027-part33:e3:o3:1
# text = The collapse of their lies and the loss of their home, which drove them to wander the land
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	collapse	collapse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	lies	lie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	wander	wander	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | the collapse of their lies and the loss of lies's home | lies *= lie* |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme they=Trajectory |
| 2 | **wander** | to-infinitive | the collapse of their lies and the loss of lies's home *not said here* | the land |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme land=Trajectory |
| 3 | **collapse** |  | their lies and the loss of lies's home |  |  |  |  |  | nom collapse «state intransitive»: of=agent |
| 4 | **lie** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom lie «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The loss of the tree and their wicked deeds, which left them to wander the roads hungry

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:130-pg11027-part33:e3:o4:1
# text = The loss of the tree and their wicked deeds, which left them to wander the roads hungry
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	deeds	deed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	wander	wander	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
18	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | the loss of the tree and loss's wicked deeds | deeds *= deed* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **wander** | to-infinitive | the loss of the tree and loss's wicked deeds *not said here* | the roads |  |  |  | hungry *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme road=Trajectory |

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