Exam question 3 · English Fairy Tales, The Lambton Worm, part 1: the Childe…

Describe the sequence of events by which the heir of Lambton first acquired the Worm and the manner in which the creature came to be lodged in the well that bears its name.

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, heir, creature · What happens: describe, acquire, come, lodge, name · To what, where: sequence, Worm, manner, well

This is exam question 3 of lesson 264 «English Fairy Tales, The Lambton Worm, part 1: the Childe fights the Worm at the Rock» 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.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Describe	describe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sequence	det
3	sequence	sequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Describe	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 events	case
5	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sequence	nmod
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 which	case
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 acquired	obl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 heir	det
9	heir	heir	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 acquired	nsubj
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 Lambton	case
11	Lambton	Lambton	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 heir	nmod
12	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	13 acquired	advmod
13	acquired	acquire	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 events	acl:relcl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 Worm	det
15	Worm	worm	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 acquired	obj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 manner	cc
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 manner	det
18	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 Worm	conj
19	in	in	ADP	_	20 which	case
20	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	23 came	obl
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 creature	det
22	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 came	nsubj
23	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 manner	acl:relcl
24	to	to	PART	_	26 lodged	mark
25	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	26 lodged	aux:pass
26	lodged	lodge	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	23 came	advcl
27	in	in	ADP	_	29 well	case
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 well	det
29	well	well	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 lodged	obl
30	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	31 bears	obj
31	bears	bear	NOUN	Number=Plur	29 well	conj
32	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	33 name	nmod:poss
33	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 bears	obj
34	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	describe	imperative	you not said here	the sequence of events			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent sequence=Theme
2	acquire	past	the heir of Lambton	the Worm and the manner		by events; first property	vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset worm=Theme
3	come	past	the creature		the manner		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in which=Location
4	lodge	to-infinitive · passive	the creature not said here		the well and bears		vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: in well=Location
5	name		creature				nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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

Option 1

The heir hooked the creature on a Sunday outing and threw it into a well nearby, so the well took the name of the Worm

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 heir	det
2	heir	heir	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hooked	nsubj
3	hooked	hook	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 creature	det
5	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hooked	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 outing	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 outing	det
8	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 outing	compound
9	outing	outing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hooked	obl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 threw	cc
11	threw	throw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 hooked	conj
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 threw	obj
13	into	into	ADP	_	14 a	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 threw	obl
15	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	11 threw	advmod
16	nearby	nearby	ADV	_	11 threw	advmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 took	punct
18	so	so	ADV	_	21 took	advmod
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 took	det
20	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	21 took	advmod
21	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 hooked	conj
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 name	det
23	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 took	obj
24	of	of	ADP	_	26 Worm	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 Worm	det
26	Worm	worm	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 name	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hook	past	the heir	the creature	on a Sunday outing	vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent creature=Patient on outing=Co-Patient
2	throw	past	the heir not said here	creature	into a result; nearby, well property	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer it=Theme into a=Result
3	take	past	the heir not said here	the name of the Worm	well property	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme
4	name			the Worm		nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

The heir snagged the beast while angling one Sunday and flung it into a neighbouring well, which thereafter bore its name

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 heir	det
2	heir	heir	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 snagged	nsubj
3	snagged	snag	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 beast	det
5	beast	beast	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 snagged	obj
6	while	while	SCONJ	_	7 angling	mark
7	angling	angle	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 snagged	advcl
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 Sunday	nummod
9	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 angling	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 flung	cc
11	flung	fling	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 snagged	conj
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 flung	obj
13	into	into	ADP	_	22 name	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 name	det
15	neighbouring	neighbour	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	22 name	csubj
16	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	15 neighbouring	advmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 bore	punct
18	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 bore	nsubj
19	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	_	20 bore	advmod
20	bore	bear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	22 name	nsubj
21	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 name	nmod:poss
22	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 flung	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	snag	past	the heir	the beast				tree rules
2	angle	gerund	the heir not said here			sunday		vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme
3	fling	past	the heir not said here	beast	heir's name			vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme into name=Destination
4	neighbour	gerund					well property	tree rules
5	bear	past	heir's name				thereafter property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
6	name		heir					nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Option 3

The heir, having hooked the creature while fishing on a Sunday instead of attending Mass, cast it into a well close by, and the well thereafter bore the name of the Worm in memory of the deed

The tree, 37 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 heir	det
2	heir	heir	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 cast	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 hooked	punct
4	having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 hooked	aux
5	hooked	hook	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	2 heir	acl:relcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 creature	det
7	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hooked	obj
8	while	while	SCONJ	_	9 fishing	mark
9	fishing	fish	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 hooked	advcl
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 Sunday	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 Sunday	det
12	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 fishing	obl
13	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=SCONJ	15 attending	mark
14	of	of	ADP	_	13 instead	fixed
15	attending	attend	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 fishing	advcl
16	Mass	Mass	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 attending	obj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 heir	punct
18	cast	cast	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
19	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 cast	obj
20	into	into	ADP	_	23 close	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 close	det
22	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	23 close	advmod
23	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 cast	obl
24	by	by	ADP	_	23 close	fixed
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 bore	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 bore	cc
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 well	det
28	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	30 bore	advmod
29	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	_	30 bore	advmod
30	bore	bear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 cast	conj
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 name	det
32	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 bore	obj
33	of	of	ADP	_	35 Worm	case
34	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	35 Worm	det
35	Worm	worm	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 name	nmod
36	in	in	ADP	_	37 memory	case
37	memory	memory	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 bore	obl
38	of	of	ADP	_	40 deed	case
39	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	40 deed	det
40	deed	deed	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 memory	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hook	gerund · perfect	the heir not said here	the creature					vn rotate-51.9.1-1 «NP V NP.extent»: agent=Theme creature=Extent
2	fish	gerund	the heir not said here				sunday		vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	attend	gerund	the heir not said here		Mass				vn attend-107.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mass=Goal
4	cast	past	the heir	creature		a close			vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent it=Material into close=Product
5	bear	past	the heir not said here	the name of the Worm		memory of the deed		thereafter, well property	vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient
6	name			the Worm					nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

The heir hooked the creature while fishing on a Sunday and cast it into a nearby well, whence the well acquired the designation of the Worm Well

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 heir	det
2	heir	heir	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hooked	nsubj
3	hooked	hook	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 creature	det
5	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hooked	obj
6	while	while	SCONJ	_	7 fishing	mark
7	fishing	fish	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 hooked	advcl
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 Sunday	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 Sunday	det
10	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 fishing	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 cast	cc
12	cast	cast	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 hooked	conj
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 cast	obj
14	into	into	ADP	_	16 nearby	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 nearby	det
16	nearby	nearby	ADV	_	12 cast	conj
17	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	16 nearby	fixed
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 acquired	punct
19	whence	whence	ADV	PronType=Int	22 acquired	advmod
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 acquired	det
21	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	22 acquired	advmod
22	acquired	acquire	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 cast	conj
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 designation	det
24	designation	designation	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 acquired	obj
25	of	of	ADP	_	28 Well	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 Well	det
27	Worm	Worm	PROPN	Number=Sing	28 Well	compound
28	Well	Well	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 designation	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	hook	past	the heir	the creature			vn rotate-51.9.1-1 «NP V NP.extent»: agent=Theme creature=Extent
2	fish	gerund	the heir not said here		sunday		vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	cast	past	the heir not said here	creature			vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Product
4	acquire	past	the heir not said here	the designation of the Worm Well		well, whence property	vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset designation=Theme
5	designate			the Worm Well			nom designation «communication transitive»: of=patient

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