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diff --git a/prolog/problems/family_relations/ancestor_2/common.py b/prolog/problems/family_relations/ancestor_2/common.py
index 2353eab..a7c491d 100644
--- a/prolog/problems/family_relations/ancestor_2/common.py
+++ b/prolog/problems/family_relations/ancestor_2/common.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ hint_type = {
'descendant_need_not_be_parent': Hint('descendant_need_not_be_parent'),
'wrong_direction': Hint('wrong_direction'),
'only_two_levels_deep': Hint('only_two_levels_deep'),
+ 'predicate_always_false': Hint('predicate_always_false'),
'timeout': Hint('timeout'),
}
@@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ def hint(code, aux_code):
return [{'id': 'grandparent_used_markup', 'start': m[0], 'end': m[1]} for m in marks] + \
[{'id': 'grandparent_used'}]
+ # target predicate seems to always be false
+ if not prolog.engine.ask_truthTO(engine_id, 'ancestor(_, _)'):
+ return [{'id': 'predicate_always_false'}]
+
# descendant instead of ancestor (wrong direction)
# warning: knowledge base dependent
if prolog.engine.ask_truthTO(engine_id,