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title: In what manner did the Worm respond upon encountering the Childe at… — English Fairy Tales, The Lambton Worm,… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner did the Worm respond upon encountering the Childe at the Rock, and by what means was it ultimately rendered helpless in this part of the narrative? Exam question 2 of lesson 264 «English Fairy Tales, The Lambton Worm, part 1: the Childe fights the Worm at the Rock» of the books course
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# Exam question 2 · English Fairy Tales, The Lambton Worm, part 1: the Childe…

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In what manner did the Worm respond upon encountering the Childe at the Rock, and by what means was it ultimately rendered helpless in this part of the narrative?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Worm respond, Childe · **What happens:** do, encounter, mean, be · **To what, where:** Worm respond, manner, Childe, Rock, part · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/264-pg14241-part31/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e2:1
# text = In what manner did the Worm respond upon encountering the Childe at the Rock, and by what means was it ultimately rendered helpless in this part of the narrative?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	respond	respond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	encountering	encounter	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Childe	Childe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	nsubj	_	_
19	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
22	ultimately	ultimately	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	rendered	render	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	ccomp	_	_
24	helpless	helpless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	xcomp	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	27	det	_	_
27	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the Worm respond |  | what manner |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respond=Eventuality |
| 2 | **encounter** | gerund | the Worm respond *not said here* | the Childe |  | the Rock |  |  | vn encounter-30.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer childe=Stimulus |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **is** | past | Childe |  |  | this part of the narrative |  | helpless, render, ultimately *property* | tree rules |

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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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It coiled about him and tried to crush him until released.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e2:o1:1
# text = It coiled about him and tried to crush him until released.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	coiled	coil	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	crush	crush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **coil** | past | It |  |  |  |  | about him *= he* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme about he=Trajectory |
| 2 | **try** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **crush** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 4 | **release** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It wound its coils about him and sought to crush him, but the pierced flesh forced it to release him at last

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e2:o2:1
# text = It wound its coils about him and sought to crush him, but the pierced flesh forced it to release him at last
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wound	woun	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	coils	coil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sought	seek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	crush	crush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	pierced	pierce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	forced	force	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	release	release	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **woun** | past | It | its coils |  |  |  | about him *= he* | tree rules |
| 2 | **seek** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **crush** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 4 | **pierce** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **force** | past | the pierced flesh | it |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 6 | **release** | to-infinitive |  | flesh |  | last |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer he=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It bound the Childe in its coils and strove to crush him, yet the spear-heads wounded it until it loosed him

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e2:o3:1
# text = It bound the Childe in its coils and strove to crush him, yet the spear-heads wounded it until it loosed him
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bound	bind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Childe	Childe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	coils	coil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	strove	strive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	crush	crush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	spear	spear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
19	wounded	wound	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	loosed	loose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	_
24	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bind** | past | It |  | the Childe | Childe's coils |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme childe=Destination |
| 2 | **strive** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **crush** | to-infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 4 | **wound** | past | the spear heads | Childe |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer |
| 5 | **loose** | past | Childe | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It wound its coils about him and sought to crush him, but the spear-heads pierced its flesh until it unwound and released him

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e2:o4:1
# text = It wound its coils about him and sought to crush him, but the spear-heads pierced its flesh until it unwound and released him
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wound	woun	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	coils	coil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sought	seek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	crush	crush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	spear	spear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	pierced	pierce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
19	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	flesh	flesh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	unwound	unwind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	released	release	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
26	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **woun** | past | It | its coils |  |  |  | about him *= he* | tree rules |
| 2 | **seek** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **crush** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 4 | **pierce** | participle | the spear heads | its flesh |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flesh=Patient |
| 5 | **unwind** | past | flesh |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 6 | **release** | past |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer he=Source |

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