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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
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.

<!-- .vintro -->
**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

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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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/264-pg14241-part31/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e3:1
# text = 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.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	heir	heir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Lambton	Lambton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	advmod	_	_
13	acquired	acquire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	23	obl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
23	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
25	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	lodged	lodge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	advcl	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
30	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	31	obj	_	_
31	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	conj	_	_
32	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	_
33	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | 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 |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
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

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e3:o1:1
# text = 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
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heir	heir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hooked	hook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	outing	outing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	obl	_	_
15	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
16	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	21	advmod	_	_
21	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	Worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | 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 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The heir snagged the beast while angling one Sunday and flung it into a neighbouring well, which thereafter bore its name

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e3:o2:1
# text = The heir snagged the beast while angling one Sunday and flung it into a neighbouring well, which thereafter bore its name
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heir	heir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	snagged	snag	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	angling	angle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	flung	fling	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
15	neighbouring	neighbour	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	csubj	_	_
16	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
19	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	bore	bear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	nsubj	_	_
21	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to 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 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
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

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e3:o3:1
# text = 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
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heir	heir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	aux	_	_
5	hooked	hook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	fishing	fish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	15	mark	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	attending	attend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
16	Mass	Mass	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
18	cast	cast	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	into	into	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	23	advmod	_	_
23	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	obl	_	_
24	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	30	advmod	_	_
29	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
30	bore	bear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obj	_	_
33	of	of	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	Worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	_
36	in	in	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
38	of	of	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	deed	deed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
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

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:264-pg14241-part31:e3:o4:1
# text = 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
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heir	heir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hooked	hook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	fishing	fish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	cast	cast	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	nearby	nearby	ADV	RB	_	12	conj	_	_
17	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	whence	whence	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	22	advmod	_	_
22	acquired	acquire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	designation	designation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	Worm	Worm	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	Well	Well	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | 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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