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description: Select the response that most accurately characterises the expression "crocodile tears" in contemporary usage. Exam question 3 of lesson 79 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 5: The Elephant's Child, part 1 (What does the Crocodile have for dinner?)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wi
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# Exam question 3 · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 5: The Elephant's Child…

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Select the response that most accurately characterises the expression "crocodile tears" in contemporary usage.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, most · **What happens:** select, characteris · **To what, where:** response, expression

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 79 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 5: The Elephant's Child, part 1 (What does the Crocodile have for dinner?)» 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/79-justso-elephants-child-1/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:79-justso-elephants-child-1:e3:1
# text = Select the response that most accurately characterises the expression "crocodile tears" in contemporary usage.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	nsubj	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	crocodile	crocodile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	contemporary	contemporary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	usage	usage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present | most | the expression  crocodile tears in contemporary usage |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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A display of sorrow which is not genuine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:79-justso-elephants-child-1:e3:o1:1
# text = A display of sorrow which is not genuine
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | a display of sorrow |  |  |  |  | genuine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **display** |  |  | sorrow |  |  |  |  | nom display «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A form of fake laughter used by the Python

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:79-justso-elephants-child-1:e3:o2:1
# text = A form of fake laughter used by the Python
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Python	Python	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | a form of fake laughter *not said here* |  |  |  | by the Python | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **form** |  |  | fake laughter |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A display of sorrow which is not genuine, first recorded in the Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling in the 1900s

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:79-justso-elephants-child-1:e3:o3:1
# text = A display of sorrow which is not genuine, first recorded in the Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling in the 1900s
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	advmod	_	_
11	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	Just	Just	PROPN	NNP	_	16	flat	_	_
15	So	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	Stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	Rudyard	Rudyard	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Kipling	Kipling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl:agent	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	1900s	1900	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | a display of sorrow |  |  |  |  | genuine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **record** | participle | a display of sorrow *not said here* |  |  | the Just Stories |  | in the 1900s; first *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in story=Destination |
| 3 | **display** |  |  | sorrow |  |  |  |  | nom display «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A display of sorrow which is not genuine, often used by people who want to fool others into thinking they are kind

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:79-justso-elephants-child-1:e3:o4:1
# text = A display of sorrow which is not genuine, often used by people who want to fool others into thinking they are kind
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	genuine	genuine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	fool	fool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
19	into	into	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
21	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
22	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
23	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | a display of sorrow |  |  |  |  | genuine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle | a display of sorrow *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by people; often *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **want** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **fool** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | others |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Patient |
| 5 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | others *= other* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **is** | present | a display of sorrow *not said here* |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **display** |  |  | sorrow |  |  |  |  | nom display «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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