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title: Which hazard to the vessel did Hook attempt to effect by discharging… — Peter Pan, Peter Pan, part 27: Hook is… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which hazard to the vessel did Hook attempt to effect by discharging the powder magazine? Exam question 2 of lesson 336 «Peter Pan, Peter Pan, part 27: Hook is beaten, jumps to the crocodile, and the children sail for home» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Exam question 2 · Peter Pan, Peter Pan, part 27: Hook is beaten, jumps to th…

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Which hazard to the vessel did Hook attempt to effect by discharging the powder magazine?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** hazard · **What happens:** attempt, discharge · **To what, where:** effect, powder magazine

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 336 «Peter Pan, Peter Pan, part 27: Hook is beaten, jumps to the crocodile, and the children sail for home» 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/336-pg16-part27/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:336-pg16-part27:e2:1
# text = Which hazard to the vessel did Hook attempt to effect by discharging the powder magazine?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	Hook	Hook	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	attempt	attempt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	effect	effect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	discharging	discharge	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	powder	powder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attempt** | past · do-support | which hazard to the vessel | effect |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Eventuality |
| 2 | **discharge** | gerund | which hazard to the vessel *not said here* | the powder magazine |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent magazine=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Destruction of the ship by explosion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:336-pg16-part27:e2:o1:1
# text = Destruction of the ship by explosion
1	Destruction	destruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	explosion	explosion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **destroy** |  |  | the ship by explosion |  |  |  |  | nom destruction «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Burning of the sails by fire

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:336-pg16-part27:e2:o2:1
# text = Burning of the sails by fire
1	Burning	burn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sails	sail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of the sails; by fire | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by fire=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Complete destruction of the entire ship by a massive explosion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:336-pg16-part27:e2:o3:1
# text = Complete destruction of the entire ship by a massive explosion
1	Complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	destruction	destruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	massive	massive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	explosion	explosion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **destroy** |  | a massive explosion | the entire ship |  |  |  |  | nom destruction «act transitive»: of=patient by=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Destruction of the ship and the island by a huge explosion at sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:336-pg16-part27:e2:o4:1
# text = Destruction of the ship and the island by a huge explosion at sea
1	Destruction	destruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	explosion	explosion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **destroy** |  | a huge explosion at sea | the ship |  |  |  |  | nom destruction «act transitive»: of=patient by=agent |

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