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title: State the reason given in the text for the aversion of Fergus Fionnl… — Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Br… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the reason given in the text for the aversion of Fergus Fionnliath towards dogs, and the consequence of his aversion. 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 
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# Exam question 3 · Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Bran, part 13: Fionn s…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
State the reason given in the text for the aversion of Fergus Fionnliath towards dogs, and the consequence of his aversion.

<!-- .vintro -->
**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

<!-- .vabout -->
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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1045-pg2892-part13/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:e3:1
# text = State the reason given in the text for the aversion of Fergus Fionnliath towards dogs, and the consequence of his aversion.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	aversion	aversion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Fergus	Fergus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	Fionnliath	Fionnliath	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	aversion	aversion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was afflicted with a squint, so he threw crooked and always missed the barking dog.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:e3:o1:1
# text = He was afflicted with a squint, so he threw crooked and always missed the barking dog.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	afflicted	afflict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	squint	squint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	crooked	crooked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	14	advmod	_	_
14	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	barking	bark	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	amod	_	_
17	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:e3:o2:1
# text = 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.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	squint	squint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	throw	throw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	crooked	crooked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	21	advmod	_	_
21	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
22	whichever	whichever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
23	barking	bark	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	acl	_	_
24	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
25	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	aimed	aim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	acl:relcl	_	_
27	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	obl	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	conj	_	_
30	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	29	obj	_	_
31	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
32	owned	own	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was bitten as a boy, so he threw crooked and feared the barking hound.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:e3:o3:1
# text = He was bitten as a boy, so he threw crooked and feared the barking hound.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	bitten	bite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	crooked	crooked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	barking	bark	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	amod	_	_
16	hound	hound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | 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 {#o4}

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

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:e3:o4:1
# text = 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.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	struck	strike	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	spear	spear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	crooked	crook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	ccomp	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	missed	miss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	barking	bark	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	26	amod	_	_
26	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	_
30	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	31	det	_	_
31	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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