Exam question 3 · Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Bran, part 13: Fionn s…

State the reason given in the text for the aversion of Fergus Fionnliath towards dogs, and the consequence of his aversion.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: Fergus · What happens: give, avert · To what, where: State reason, text, Fergus

This is exam question 3 of lesson 1045 «Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Bran, part 13: Fionn slays Aillen, Goll submits to Fionn, and Tuiren marries Iollan» 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	State	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reason	compound
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 reason	det
3	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 reason	acl
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 text	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 text	det
7	text	text	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 given	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 aversion	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 aversion	det
10	aversion	aversion	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 given	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 Fergus	case
12	Fergus	Fergus	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 aversion	nmod
13	Fionnliath	Fionnliath	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Fergus	flat
14	towards	towards	ADP	_	15 dogs	case
15	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 given	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 consequence	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 consequence	cc
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 consequence	det
19	consequence	consequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reason	conj
20	of	of	ADP	_	22 aversion	case
21	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 aversion	nmod:poss
22	aversion	aversion	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 consequence	nmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 reason	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	give	participle		the State reason and the consequence of Fergus's aversion not said here	the text	for the aversion of Fergus; towards dogs	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for aversion=Asset
2	avert			Fergus			nom aversion «feeling transitive»: of=patient
3	avert		Fergus				nom aversion «feeling 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

He was afflicted with a squint, so he threw crooked and always missed the barking dog.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 afflicted	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 afflicted	aux:pass
3	afflicted	afflict	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 squint	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 squint	det
6	squint	squint	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 afflicted	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 threw	punct
8	so	so	ADV	_	10 threw	advmod
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 threw	nsubj
10	threw	throw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 afflicted	parataxis
11	crooked	crooked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 threw	xcomp
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 missed	cc
13	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	14 missed	advmod
14	missed	miss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 threw	conj
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 dog	det
16	barking	bark	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	17 dog	amod
17	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 missed	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 afflicted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	afflict	past · passive		He	with a squint	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
2	throw	past	he		crooked property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3	miss	past	he not said here	the barking dog	always property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dog=Stimulus
4	bark	gerund				vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 2

He had been born with a squint in one eye, which made him throw crooked, so he always missed whichever barking dog he aimed at and threw everything he owned.

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 born	nsubj:pass
2	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 born	aux
3	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 born	aux:pass
4	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 squint	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 squint	det
7	squint	squint	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 born	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 eye	case
9	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 eye	nummod
10	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 born	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 made	punct
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 made	nsubj
13	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 eye	acl:relcl
14	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 made	obj
15	throw	throw	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 made	xcomp
16	crooked	crooked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 throw	xcomp
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 missed	punct
18	so	so	ADV	_	21 missed	advmod
19	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 missed	nsubj
20	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	21 missed	advmod
21	missed	miss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 born	parataxis
22	whichever	whichever	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 missed	obj
23	barking	bark	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	22 whichever	acl
24	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 barking	obj
25	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 aimed	nsubj
26	aimed	aim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	24 dog	acl:relcl
27	at	at	ADP	_	26 aimed	obl
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 threw	cc
29	threw	throw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 missed	conj
30	everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	29 threw	obj
31	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	32 owned	nsubj
32	owned	own	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	30 everything	acl:relcl
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 born	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	bear	past · perfect · passive		He	one eye	with a squint	vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	make	past	one eye	him = he			tree rules
3	throw	infinitive	him = he not said here			crooked property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
4	miss	past	he	whichever		always property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whichever=Stimulus
5	bark	gerund	whichever not said here	dog			vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dog=Theme
6	aim	past	dog	dog not said here			vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot dog=Theme
7	throw	past	he not said here	everything			vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Theme
8	own	past	dog				vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot

Option 3

He was bitten as a boy, so he threw crooked and feared the barking hound.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 bitten	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 bitten	aux:pass
3	bitten	bite	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 boy	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 boy	det
6	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bitten	obl:agent
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 threw	punct
8	so	so	ADV	_	10 threw	advmod
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 threw	nsubj
10	threw	throw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 bitten	parataxis
11	crooked	crooked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 threw	xcomp
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 feared	cc
13	feared	fear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 threw	conj
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 hound	det
15	barking	bark	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 hound	amod
16	hound	hound	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 feared	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bitten	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	bite	past · passive	a boy	He		vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
2	throw	past	boy		crooked property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3	fear	past	boy not said here	the barking hound		vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hound=Stimulus
4	bark	gerund				vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4

He was struck in battle by a dog and lost sight in one eye, so he threw his spear crooked and missed the barking dogs of the Fianna every time.

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 struck	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 struck	aux:pass
3	struck	strike	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 battle	case
5	battle	battle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 struck	obl
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 dog	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 dog	det
8	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 struck	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 lost	cc
10	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 struck	conj
11	sight	sight	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 lost	obj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 eye	case
13	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 eye	nummod
14	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 lost	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 threw	punct
16	so	so	ADV	_	18 threw	advmod
17	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 threw	nsubj
18	threw	throw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 struck	parataxis
19	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 spear	nmod:poss
20	spear	spear	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 crooked	nsubj
21	crooked	crook	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 threw	ccomp
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 missed	cc
23	missed	miss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 threw	conj
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 dogs	det
25	barking	bark	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	26 dogs	amod
26	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 missed	obj
27	of	of	ADP	_	29 Fianna	case
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 Fianna	det
29	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 dogs	nmod
30	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	31 time	det
31	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 missed	obl:unmarked
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 struck	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	strike	past · passive	a dog	He	battle		vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent subject=Instrument
2	lose	past	a dog not said here	sight	one eye		vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sight=Eventuality
3	throw	past	dog				tree rules
4	crook	past	dog's spear				vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
5	miss	past	dog not said here	the barking dogs of the Fianna		time	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dog=Stimulus
6	bark	gerund					vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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