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title: did Fionn literally have three hundred dogs, like a whole pack? — Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Br… · tree and pragmatics
description: did Fionn literally have three hundred dogs, like a whole pack? Test 6 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Test 6 · ★ · Gods and Fighting Men, The Birth of Bran, part 13: Fionn s…

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did Fionn literally have three hundred dogs, like a whole pack?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, have · **To what, where:** Fionn, hundred dogs

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This is test 6 · ★ 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. 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/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t6:1
# text = did Fionn literally have three hundred dogs, like a whole pack?
1	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | Fionn |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fionn=Eventuality |
| 2 | **have** | present |  | hundred dogs and a whole pack |  |  |  | literally *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient |

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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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nah, more like thirty dogs, and Fergus owned most of them and he threw stuff at them all day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t6:o1:1
# text = nah, more like thirty dogs, and Fergus owned most of them and he threw stuff at them all day
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	thirty	thirty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	Fergus	Fergus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	owned	own	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
17	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
20	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	det	_	_
21	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | past | Fergus | most of dogs |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot most=Theme |
| 2 | **throw** | past | Fergus | stuff |  |  | day | at dogs *= dog* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent stuff=Theme at they=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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yeah, about three hundred, Bran was his fave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t6:o2:1
# text = yeah, about three hundred, Bran was his fave
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
5	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	Bran	Bran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	fave	fave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Bran | Bran's fave |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, three hundred, and Bran and Sceo'lan were his faves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t6:o3:1
# text = yeah, three hundred, and Bran and Sceo'lan were his faves
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	compound	_	_
4	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
7	Bran	Bran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Sceo'lan	Sceo'lan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	faves	fave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Bran and Sceo'lan | Sceo'lan's faves |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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yeah, three hundred dogs in the kennels, and Bran and Sceo'lan were his absolute faves of the whole pack

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1045-pg2892-part13:t6:o4:1
# text = yeah, three hundred dogs in the kennels, and Bran and Sceo'lan were his absolute faves of the whole pack
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	compound	_	_
4	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kennels	kennel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
11	Bran	Bran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	Sceo'lan	Sceo'lan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	absolute	absolute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	faves	fave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Bran and Sceo'lan | Sceo'lan's absolute faves |  |  |  | of the whole pack | tree rules |

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