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description: With reference to the passage, state the means by which the Count's sufferings were finally brought to an end. Exam question 1 of lesson 1569 «Gutenberg 540, Renelde the Spinner: Renelde keeps spinning through soldiers, the Count's rage and the endless nettles, then sews his shroud» of the books cou
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# Exam question 1 · Gutenberg 540, Renelde the Spinner: Renelde keeps spinning…

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With reference to the passage, state the means by which the Count's sufferings were finally brought to an end.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** the, Count · **What happens:** mean, bring, suffer · **To what, where:** sufferings, end · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1569 «Gutenberg 540, Renelde the Spinner: Renelde keeps spinning through soldiers, the Count's rage and the endless nettles, then sews his shroud» 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/1569-pg540-part66/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1569-pg540-part66:e1:1
# text = With reference to the passage, state the means by which the Count's sufferings were finally brought to an end.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	nsubj	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Count	Count	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	sufferings	suffering	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
17	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	ccomp	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the |  |  |  |  | with reference to the passage and state | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **bring** | past · passive |  | the Count's sufferings |  |  | to a end | finally *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to end=Destination |
| 3 | **suffer** |  | the Count |  |  |  |  |  | nom suffering «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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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by the finished shroud she sewed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1569-pg540-part66:e1:o1:1
# text = by the finished shroud she sewed
1	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	shroud	shroud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sewed	sew	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sew** | past | she | the finished shroud *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shroud=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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through the shroud Renelde stitched

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1569-pg540-part66:e1:o2:1
# text = through the shroud Renelde stitched
1	through	through	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	shroud	shroud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	Renelde	Renelde	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	stitched	stitch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stitch** | past | the shroud |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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by the completion of the shroud sewn by Renelde

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1569-pg540-part66:e1:o3:1
# text = by the completion of the shroud sewn by Renelde
1	by	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	completion	completion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shroud	shroud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	sewn	sew	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Renelde	Renelde	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sew** | participle |  | the shroud *not said here* |  |  |  | by Renelde | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme by renelde=Destination |
| 2 | **complete** |  |  | the shroud |  |  |  |  | nom completion «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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by the completion of the shroud sewn by Renelde and the Countess

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1569-pg540-part66:e1:o4:1
# text = by the completion of the shroud sewn by Renelde and the Countess
1	by	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	completion	completion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shroud	shroud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	sewn	sew	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Renelde	Renelde	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Countess	countess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sew** | participle |  | the shroud *not said here* |  |  |  | by Renelde | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme by renelde=Destination |
| 2 | **complete** |  |  | the shroud |  |  |  |  | nom completion «act transitive»: of=patient |

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