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title: Which statement regarding the timing of Hook's assault upon the Picc… — Peter Pan, The Pirate Attack, part 21:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which statement regarding the timing of Hook's assault upon the Piccaninny encampment is accurate? Exam question 1 of lesson 330 «Peter Pan, The Pirate Attack, part 21: Hook's pirates surprise the Piccaninnies in the dark, and Hook tricks the boys with the tom-tom» of the books course of Mova's prim
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# Exam question 1 · Peter Pan, The Pirate Attack, part 21: Hook's pirates surp…

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Which statement regarding the timing of Hook's assault upon the Piccaninny encampment is accurate?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statement, Hook · **What happens:** regard, be, assault

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 330 «Peter Pan, The Pirate Attack, part 21: Hook's pirates surprise the Piccaninnies in the dark, and Hook tricks the boys with the tom-tom» 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/330-pg16-part21/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:330-pg16-part21:e1:1
# text = Which statement regarding the timing of Hook's assault upon the Piccaninny encampment is accurate?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
3	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	timing	timing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	Hook	Hook	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	assault	assault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Piccaninny	Piccaninny	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	encampment	encampment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | which statement regard the timing of Hook's assault upon the Piccaninny encampment |  |  |  |  | accurate *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **assault** |  | Hook |  |  |  |  | upon the Piccaninny encampment | nom assault «act transitive»: poss=agent upon=obl |

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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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The assault was launched in complete darkness, during the middle of the night, long before dawn had broken

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:330-pg16-part21:e1:o1:1
# text = The assault was launched in complete darkness, during the middle of the night, long before dawn had broken
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	assault	assault	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	launched	launch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	during	during	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	20	advmod	_	_
17	before	before	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
19	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **launch** | past · passive |  | the assault |  | complete darkness | during the middle of the night |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: subject=Theme in darkness=Destination |
| 2 | **break** | past · perfect |  |  |  |  | dawn | long *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The raid took place at night, after the moon had set

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:330-pg16-part21:e1:o2:1
# text = The raid took place at night, after the moon had set
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	raid	raid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the raid | place |  |  | night |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme |
| 2 | **set** | past · perfect | the raid *not said here* |  |  |  | after the moon |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It was carried out in the grey light of the early dawn, just as the first birds began to sing in the trees

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:330-pg16-part21:e1:o3:1
# text = It was carried out in the grey light of the early dawn, just as the first birds began to sing in the trees
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	18	amod	_	_
18	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
19	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry out** | past · passive |  | It |  | the grey light of the early dawn |  |  | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **begin** | past | the first birds |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **sing** *speech: express* | to-infinitive | the first birds *not said here* |  |  | the trees |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location |
| 4 | **light** |  |  | the early dawn |  |  |  |  | nom light «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

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

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The assault was made in darkness, prior to the dawn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:330-pg16-part21:e1:o4:1
# text = The assault was made in darkness, prior to the dawn
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	assault	assault	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	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	darkness	darkness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | the assault |  | darkness |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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