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title: Identify the circumstances by which Taras Shevchenko obtained releas… — Two empires and Shevchenko · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the circumstances by which Taras Shevchenko obtained release from serfdom. Exam question 2 of lesson 45 «Two empires and Shevchenko» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Exam question 2 · Two empires and Shevchenko

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Identify the circumstances by which Taras Shevchenko obtained release from serfdom.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Taras Shevchenko · **What happens:** identify, obtain · **To what, where:** circumstances, release, serfdom

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 45 «Two empires and Shevchenko» of the history 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/history/45-two-empires-and-shevchenko/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:45-two-empires-and-shevchenko:e2:1
# text = Identify the circumstances by which Taras Shevchenko obtained release from serfdom.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
6	Taras	Taras	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
7	Shevchenko	Shevchenko	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	release	release	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	serfdom	serfdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the circumstances |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent circumstance=Theme |
| 2 | **obtain** | past | Taras Shevchenko | release |  | serfdom |  | by the circumstances | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent release=Theme from serfdom=Source |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was liberated by the Ems decree

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:45-two-empires-and-shevchenko:e2:o1:1
# text = He was liberated by the Ems decree
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	liberated	liberate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Ems	Ems	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	decree	decree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **liberate** | past · passive | the Ems decree | He |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was elected hetman by the Sich

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:45-two-empires-and-shevchenko:e2:o2:1
# text = He was elected hetman by the Sich
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	elected	elect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	hetman	hetman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Sich	Sich	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **elect** | past · passive | the Sich | He |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He was released upon the abolition of serfdom in eighteen hundred and sixty-one

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:45-two-empires-and-shevchenko:e2:o3:1
# text = He was released upon the abolition of serfdom in eighteen hundred and sixty-one
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	abolition	abolition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	serfdom	serfdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	eighteen	eighteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	compound	_	_
11	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **release** | past · passive |  | He |  | eighteen hundred |  | upon the abolition of serfdom | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Source |
| 2 | **abolish** |  |  | serfdom |  |  |  |  | nom abolition «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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His freedom was purchased in eighteen hundred and thirty-eight with the assistance of artists

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:45-two-empires-and-shevchenko:e2:o4:1
# text = His freedom was purchased in eighteen hundred and thirty-eight with the assistance of artists
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	freedom	freedom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	purchased	purchase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	eighteen	eighteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	compound	_	_
7	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	thirty	thirty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	artists	artist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **purchase** | past · passive |  | His freedom |  | eighteen hundred |  | with the assistance of artists | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **assist** |  |  | artists |  |  |  |  | nom assistance «act transitive»: of=patient |

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